Neolamprologus sexfasciatus

Neolamprologus sexfasciatus is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family.

The Neolamprologus sexfasciatus lives in the benthopelagic, freshwater environment.

Neolamprologus sexfasciatus is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. More

Neolamprologus sexfasciatus lives in the transition zone, stones mixed with sand, and you can often see a pair with a cloud of fry hovering above their territory which is often in the form of a cave. Photo by Mikael Karlsson. More

resembles Neolamprologus sexfasciatus is Neolamprologus tretocepalus. The latter differs by having one less stripe down its body and only comes is a white bodied variety. More

Neolamprologus sexfasciatus "Gold", or Six-bar Lamprologus, has a golden tan body with vertical black stripes and iridescent blue tipping on the fins. It is quite unique looking in comparison to other Lamprologus sp. cichlids, with a more rounded head and stout body. More

Common names

Kalteriluola-ahven in Finnish (suomen kieli)
Neolamprologus sexfasciatus in Catalan (Català)
Neolamprologus sexfasciatus in Portuguese (Português)
Seksstribet cichlide in Danish (dansk)
六带新亮丽鲷 in Mandarin Chinese
六帶新亮麗鯛 in Mandarin Chinese

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