Lepidiolamprologus boulengeri

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| image = Neolamprologus boulengeri 2064.jpg

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn | author = Bigirimana, C. | year = 2006 | title = Neolamprologus boulengeri | volume = 2006 | page = e.T60607A12383038 | doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60607A12383038.en }}

| taxon = Lepidiolamprologus boulengeri

| authority = (Steindachner, 1909)

| synonyms = *Julidochromis boulengeri Steindachner, 1909

  • Lamprologus boulengeri (Steindachner, 1909)
  • Neolamprologus boulengeri (Steindachner, 1909)
  • Lamprologus kiritvaithai Meyer, Foerster & Dieckhoff, 1986
  • Neolamprologus kiritvaithai (Meyer, Foerster & Dieckhoff, 1986)

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Lepidiolamprologus boulengeri is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it is known from the Tanzanian coast in the northern part of the lake. Pairs of this species live together in their territory and the female lives in snail shells in a pit that they have dug in the sand. This species can reach a length of {{convert|6.2|cm|in}} TL. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.{{FishBase |genus= Neolamprologus|species= boulengeri| month = February | year = 2013}}

Etymology

The specific name of this cichlid honours the Belgian born British ichthyologist and herpetologist George Albert Boulenger (1858–1937).{{cite web | url = http://www.etyfish.org/cichlidae4/ | title = Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (l-o) | accessdate = 29 January 2019 | author1 = Christopher Scharpf | author2 = Kenneth J. Lazara | name-list-style = amp | work = The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database | publisher = Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara | date = 4 December 2018}}

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