Cichlidae

Fuscotaeniatus

Nimbochromis fuscotaeniatus

Males reach twenty five centimeters

• Brown
• Tropical
• Island endemic
• Island endemic species
• Local endemic species
• Restricted distribution
• Freshwater fish
• Africa
• Fusiform
• Medium
• Tropical fish

Nimbochromis fuscotaeniatus (spothead hap, fuscotaeniatus hap) is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi and Lake Malombe. Males of this species can reach a length of 25 centimetres (9.8 in) TL while the females grow to 20 centimetres (7.9 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade. It is an ambush predator and feeds on smaller cichlids.