Lamprologus laparogramma Bills & Ribbink, 1997
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Lamprologus laparogramma Bills & Ribbink, 1997
- Name authority
- Bills & Ribbink, 1997
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cichliformes
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Genus
- Lamprologus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCichliformes
- familyCichlidae Bonaparte, 1835
- subfamilyPseudocrenilabrinae Fowler, 1934
- genusLamprologus Schilthuis, 1891
- speciesLamprologus laparogramma Bills & Ribbink, 1997
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Lamprologus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Lamprologus finalimus Nichols & La Monte, 1931 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lamprologus kungweensis Poll, 1956 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lamprologus lemairii Boulenger, 1899 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lamprologus lethops Roberts & Stewart, 1976 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lamprologus signatus Poll, 1952 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lamprologus speciosus Büscher, 1991 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lamprologus teugelsi Schelly & Stiassny, 2004 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lamprologus tumbanus Boulenger, 1899 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lamprologus callipterus Boulenger, 1906 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lamprologus congoensis Schilthuis, 1891 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lamprologus meleagris Büscher, 1991 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lamprologus ocellatus (Steindachner, 1909) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Bills, I. R. and A. J. Ribbink. (1997). Description of Lamprologus laparogramma sp. nov., and rediagnosis of Lamprologus signatus Poll 1956 and Lamprologus kungweensis Poll 1952, with notes on their ecology and behavior (Teleostei: Cichlidae). South African Journal of Science, 93 (no. 11/12): 555–564. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3S4PX. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.