ðɛɹ bˈɑːdiz ɑːɹ lˈæɾɚɹəli kəmpɹˈɛst ænd ɹᵻmˈɑːɹkəbli hˈaɪbˈækt; hˈɛns ðə saɪəntˈɪfɪk nˈeɪm wˌɪtʃ mˈiːnz "hˈaɪ lˈæmpɹoʊlˌɑːɡəs" fɹʌm lˈætɪn ˈɔːltəs, "hˈaɪ".
Their bodies are laterally compressed and remarkably high-backed; hence the scientific name which means "high Lamprologus" (from Latin altus, "high").