Neolamprologus mondabu (Boulenger, 1906)
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 mondabu is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika except for the southern portion where it is replaced by N. modestus. It prefers areas with rocky substrates, moving to areas with sandy substrates to breed. It feeds on the eggs of Lamprichthys tanganicanus. This species can reach a length of 10.7 centimetres (4.2 in) TL. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.
Female Neolamprologus mondabu can dig pits in the bottom substrate to facilitate feeding of their offspring. Such maternal food provisioning is unusual and is not known among other African substrate-brooding cichlids, but similar behaviour has been observed in Central American cichlids.
Wikipedia contributors, Neolamprologus mondabu; 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 mondabu (Boulenger, 1906)
- Name authority
- (Boulenger, 1906)
- 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 mondabu (Boulenger, 1906)
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 mondabu Boulenger, 1906 Boulenger, 1906 | 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=1018459 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:747Z3. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.