Neolamprologus similis Büscher, 1992
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 similis is a shell-dwelling cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika in Africa, where it is only known along the shores of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania. N. similis is copper-coloured with vertical white stripes running from the head to the base of the tail. It can reach up to 5 centimetres (2.0 in) in total length, and it is a popular freshwater aquarium fish.
Wikipedia contributors, Neolamprologus similis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:19:19.348836+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Neolamprologus similis Büscher, 1992
- Name authority
- Büscher, 1992
- 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 similis Büscher, 1992
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 modestus (Boulenger, 1898) | 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 |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Lamprologus similis (Büscher, 1992) (Büscher, 1992) | 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.
- Büscher, H. H. (1992). Ein neuer Cichlide aus dem Tanganjikasee Neolamprologus similis n. sp. Die Aquarien- Und Terrarienzeitschrift (DATZ), 45 (8): 520–525. 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:46K3Z. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.