Original description as Lamprologus kendalli:
ZooBank:1A06C888-D94A-417C-AB11-7F76BFB645EB.
- Poll, Max & D.J. Stewart. 1977. "Un nouveau Lamprologus du sud du Lac Tanganika (Zambia) (Pisces, Cichlidae)". Revue de Zoologie et Botanique Africaines. 91(4):1047-1056 (crc00124) (abstract)
Synonyms (1):
- Lamprologus nkambae Staeck, 1978, with type locality at Nkamba Bay, Sumbu National Park, 8°31'S, 30°34'E, Lake Tanganyika, Zambia. Determiner: Konings, 1998
Conservation: Lepidiolamprologus kendalli is evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species as (DD) data deficient (2006).