Original description as Lamprologus niger:
ZooBank:C1C34C90-E46D-4C82-BC45-DC057A4624E0.
- Poll, Max. 1956. "Poissons Cichlidae - Lamprologus niger". Exploration hydrobiologique du lac Tanganika (1946-1947) - Résultats scientifiques. 594-596 (crc03467) (abstract)
Conservation: Neolamprologus niger is evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species as (LC) least concern (2006).