Lamprologus stappersi
Lamprologus stappersi Pellegrin, 1927
photo by Dubosc, J.


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Family:  Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Max. size:  5.1 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Africa: endemic to Lake Tanganyika, only known from the Sambala River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 93962).
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Most probably a lacustrine species that ventures into river mouths; by general features it appears to belong to the shell-dweller group of fishes (Ref. 6770). Bottom-oriented shell breeder (Ref. 95525).
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 28 February 2025 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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