similis, Neolamprologus Büscher [H. H.] 1992:520 [Die Aquarien- und Terrarienzeitschrift (DATZ) v. 45 (no. 8); ref. 20694] Southwestern coast of Lake Tanganyika, about 5 kilometers south of village Zongwe, 7°18'S, 30°13'E, Shaba Province, Democratic Republic of Condo. Holotype: ZSM 28381 [ex MRAC 94-05-P-34]. Paratypes: MRAC 94-05-P-35-37 [ex ZSM 28382] (3); ZSM 28382 (3 now 0 ), 28383 (2). Type catalog: Neumann 2011:251 [ref. 31652]. •Valid as Neolamprologus similis Büscher 1992 -- (Schelly et al. 2003:3 [ref. 27431]). •Valid as 'Lamprologus' similis (Büscher 1992) -- (Konings 2015:346 [ref. 34660], Konings 2019:368 [ref. 36983]). Current status: Valid as Lamprologus similis (Büscher 1992). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: Lake Tanganyika. Habitat: freshwater.