Neolamprologus leleupi

Not to be confused with Neolamprologus leloupi.

Neolamprologus leleupi
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Neolamprologus
Species:	N. leleupi
Binomial name
Neolamprologus leleupi (Poll, 1956)
Synonyms
Lamprologus leleupiPoll, 1956

Neolamprologus leleupi (lemon cichlid) is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it occurs throughout the lake. It is a recess-dweller, inhabiting cracks and crevices. It feeds on invertebrates living in the rich biocover of the substrate. This species reaches a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) TL. ^[2] The color of this fish ranges from bright yellow to deep brown. Both color variations exist at each location where this species is found. This relatively small cichlid is a substrate spawner (cave spawner). It is easily confused with the very similar N. longior (Staeck, 1980) a fish also endemic to Lake Tanganyika.

Etymology

The specific name honours the Belgian entomologist Narcisse Leleup (1912-2001), who collected the type. ^[3]

Large Neolamprologus leleupi in an aquarium

See also

• List of freshwater aquarium fish species

References

1. Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Neolamprologus leleupi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2006 e.T60612A12383984. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60612A12383984.en .
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Neolamprologus leleupi". FishBase . February 2013 version.
3. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (4 December 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (l-o)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 30 January 2019.