Two new cichild species Neolamprologus (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Lake Tanganyika, East Africa. Author Piet Verburg Author Roger Bills text Zootaxa 2007 1612 25 44 http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:0C7EE498-1D50-4856-8AF2-5F59D36B029F journal article z01612p025 [[ Genus Neolamprologus ]] The genus Neolamprologus is defined by the combination of the following characters. The presence of scales on chest, abdomen and anterior to origin of dorsal fin, first pelvic ray longest, 6-8 canines on upper jaw, dorsal fin 18-20 spines and 7-10 soft rays, anal fin 5-8 spines and 5-8 soft rays, 29-33 vertebrae, infraorbital bones absent (Poll, 1986, with adjustments as to fin ray and vertebrae counts). The N. savoryi complex is defined by the combination of 30-40 scales in lateral line, less than 19 gill rakers, no molariform pharyngeal teeth, tail lunate, dorsal and anal fins and lobes of the caudal produced into long filaments, no scales on cheek, D.XVIII -XX, 7-10, A.V -VIII, 5-8 (Poll, 1978, with adjustments).