Pair at Namansi
A pair of exLamprologus callipterus at Namansi, Lake Tanganyika [Tanzania]. This picture clearly shows the difference in size between males and females of this species. Photo by Juan Miguel Artigas Azas. (16-Sep-2010). determiner Ad Konings

Family
Cichlidae

Genus
exLamprologus


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25-Jun-2013

exLamprologus callipterus (Boulenger, 1906)

Miseke; Zagezi.


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Original description as Lamprologus callipterus:

ZooBank:EF7F05F7-BDA2-4022-8EBF-04D133D8012F.

  • Boulenger, George Albert. 1906. "Fourth Contribution to the Ichthyology of Lake Tanganyika - Report on the collection of fishes made by Dr. W. A. Cunnington during the third Tanganyika Expedition, 1904-1905". Transactions of the Zoological Society of London. [17, Part 6](1):537-619. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1905.tb000 (crc00004)

Synonyms (3):

Conservation: exLamprologus callipterus is evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species as (LC) least concern (2006). exLamprologus callipterus is a very common cichlid that is too small to be of interest to most fishermen on Lake Tanganyika. Because of its lake-wide distribution there is no threat anticipated other than such that would threaten the entire fauna of the lake.