Original reference:
- Konings, Ad. 1998. "Tanganyika Cichlids In Their Natural Habitat". Cichlid Press (crc00734)
Described species included (19):
valid: 13 synonym: 6- Lamprologus lemairii Boulenger, 1899 (valid)
- Lamprologus brevis Boulenger, 1899 (valid)
- Lamprologus callipterus Boulenger, 1906 (valid)
- Lamprologus calliurus Boulenger, 1906 (valid)
- Lamprologus multifasciatus Boulenger, 1906 (valid)
- Lamprologus reticulatus Boulenger , 1906 (synonym)
- Julidochromis ocellatus Steindachner, 1909 (valid)
- Julidochromis elongatus Steindachner, 1909 (synonym)
- Lamprologus taeniurus Boulenger, 1914 (synonym)
- Lamprologus stappersi Pellegrin, 1927 (valid)
- Lamprologus finalimus Nichols & La Monte, 1931 (valid)
- Lamprologus modestus nyassae Borodin , 1936 (synonym)
- Lamprologus lestradei Poll, 1943 (synonym)
- Lamprologus leloupi Poll, 1948 (valid)
- Lamprologus ornatipinnis Poll, 1949 (valid)
- Lamprologus caudopunctatus Poll, 1978 (valid)
- Lamprologus speciosus Büscher, 1991 (valid)
- Lamprologus meleagris Büscher, 1991 (synonym)
- Neolamprologus similis Büscher, 1992 (valid)
Potentially undescribed species (3):
- sp. 'ornatipinnis zambia' (undescribed)
- sp. 'caudopunctatus kipili' (undescribed)
- sp. 'aff. ornatipinnis' (undescribed)