Neolamprologus modestus (Boulenger, 1898)
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
Neolamprologus modestus is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it lives on rocky substrates in the southern portion of the lake. It breeds in areas with sandy substrates. Generally eating small snails, it also specializes on eating the eggs of Lamprichthys tanganicanus, a species of killifish. Males of this species can reach a length of 12 centimetres (4.7 in) TL while the females only grow to 10 centimetres (3.9 in) TL. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.
Wikipedia contributors, Neolamprologus modestus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:19:11.624760+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Neolamprologus modestus (Boulenger, 1898)
- Name authority
- (Boulenger, 1898)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cichliformes
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Genus
- Neolamprologus
- 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
- genusNeolamprologus Colombé & Allgayer, 1985
- speciesNeolamprologus modestus (Boulenger, 1898)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Neolamprologus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Neolamprologus brevis (Boulenger, 1899) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Neolamprologus brichardi (Poll, 1974) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Neolamprologus buescheri (Staeck, 1983) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Neolamprologus cancellatus Aibara, Takahashi & Nakaya, 2005 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Neolamprologus christyi (Trewavas & Poll, 1952) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Neolamprologus cylindricus Staeck & Seegers, 1986 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Neolamprologus furcifer (Boulenger, 1898) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Neolamprologus helianthus Büscher, 1997 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Neolamprologus mustax (Poll, 1978) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Neolamprologus olivaceous (Brichard, 1989) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Neolamprologus pectoralis Büscher, 1991 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Neolamprologus petricola (Poll, 1949) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Lamprologus modestus Boulenger, 1898 Boulenger, 1898 | synonym |
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.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1019198 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:46K3D. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.