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Lamprologus meleagris Büscher, 1991

Source-backed taxonomic record

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 meleagris Büscher, 1991
Name authority
Büscher, 1991
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. orderCichliformes
  11. familyCichlidae Bonaparte, 1835
  12. subfamilyPseudocrenilabrinae Fowler, 1934
  13. genusLamprologus Schilthuis, 1891
  14. speciesLamprologus meleagris Büscher, 1991

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Lamprologus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Lamprologus finalimus Nichols & La Monte, 1931CichlidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Lamprologus kungweensis Poll, 1956CichlidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Lamprologus laparogramma Bills & Ribbink, 1997CichlidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Lamprologus lemairii Boulenger, 1899CichlidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Lamprologus lethops Roberts & Stewart, 1976CichlidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Lamprologus signatus Poll, 1952CichlidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Lamprologus speciosus Büscher, 1991CichlidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Lamprologus teugelsi Schelly & Stiassny, 2004CichlidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Lamprologus tumbanus Boulenger, 1899CichlidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Lamprologus callipterus Boulenger, 1906CichlidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Lamprologus congoensis Schilthuis, 1891CichlidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Lamprologus ocellatus (Steindachner, 1909)CichlidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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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.

  1. Büscher, H. H. (1991). Neue Schneckencichliden aus dem Tanganjikasee. Lamprologus meleagris n. sp. und L. speciosus n. sp. (Cichlidae, Lamprologini). Die Aquarien- Und Terrarienzeitschrift (DATZ), 44 (6): 374–382. 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:3S4QC. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.