Neolamprologus fasciatus

{{Short description|Species of fish}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}

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| image = Neolamprologus fasciatus.jpg

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Bigirimana, C. |date=2006 |title=Neolamprologus fasciatus |volume=2006 |page=e.T60593A12374040 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60593A12374040.en}}

| taxon = Neolamprologus fasciatus

| authority = (Boulenger, 1898)

| synonyms = Lamprologus fasciatus Boulenger, 1898

}}

Neolamprologus fasciatus is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika. This species spawns in empty snail shells. This species can reach a length of {{convert|15|cm|in}} TL. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.{{FishBase |genus= Neolamprologus|species= fasciatus| month = February | year = 2013}} They are piscivores and their prey includes the cichlid fish Variabilichromis moorii.{{cite journal|last=Sturmbauer|first=Christian|author2=Christoph Hahn |author3=Stephan Koblmüller |author4=Lisbeth Postl |author5=Danny Sinyinza |author6=Kristina M. Sefc |title=Variation of Territory Size and Defense Behavior in Breeding Pairs of the Endemic Lake Tanganyika Cichlid Fish Variabilichromis Moorii|journal=Hydrobiologia|year=2008|volume=615|issue=1|pages=49–56|doi=10.1007/s10750-008-9567-x|s2cid=23994351}}