Original description as Lamprologus leleupi:
ZooBank:D7CFCD6E-198D-45FE-AA9C-A5F005E9833D.
- Poll, Max. 1956. "Poissons Cichlidae - Lamprologus leleupi". Exploration hydrobiologique du lac Tanganika (1946-1947) - Résultats scientifiques. 591-593 (crc03466) (abstract)
Sub-species:
Conservation: Neolamprologus leleupi is evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species as (LC) least concern (2006).