niger, Lamprologus Poll [M.] 1956:594, Fig. 131 [Exploration Hydrobiologique du Lac Tanganika (1946-1947). Résultats scientifiques. v. 3 (fasc. 5 B); ref. 12591] Luhanga, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lake Tanganyika. Holotype: MRAC 115683. Paratypes: BMNH 1960.9.30.7984-7986 (1, 1, 1); IRSNB 350-352 (1, 1, 3); MRAC 114297-99 (3), 115285-86 (2), 115684 (1). Type catalog: Walschaerts 1987:33 [ref. 20755], Derijst 1991:50 [ref. 21528]. •Valid as Neolamprologus niger (Poll 1956) -- (Maréchal & Poll 1991:287 [ref. 20946], Schelly et al. 2003:3 [ref. 27431], Risch & Snoeks 2008:21 [ref. 29785], Konings 2015:253 [ref. 34660], Konings 2019:267 [ref. 36983]). Current status: Valid as Neolamprologus niger (Poll 1956). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Northern Lake Tanganyika, eastern Africa. Habitat: freshwater.