Nimbochromis venustus, Photo: Michael Lahanas
Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Ovalentaria
Superordo: Cichlomorphae
Ordo: Cichliformes
Familia: Cichlidae
Subfamilia: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribus: Haplochromini
Genus: Nimbochromis
Species: Nimbochromis venustus
Name
Nimbochromis venustus (Boulenger, 1908)
Lectotype: BMNH 1908.10.26.66. [Paralectotypes: (4) BMNH 1908.10.26.67-69 (3)]. Lectotype designated by Eccles & Trewavas, 1989:291.
Type locality: Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa] and the Shire River, southeastern Africa.
Synonyms
Cyrtocara venusta (Boulenger, 1908)
Haplochromis simulans Regan, 1922
Haplochromis venustus Boulenger, 1908
References
Boulenger, G.A. 1908: Diagnoses of new fishes discovered by Capt. E. L. Rhoades in Lake Nyassa. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8), 2 (9): 238–243. BHL
Snoeks, J. & M. Hanssens 2004: Identification guidelines to other non-mbuna. Pp. 266-310 in: Snoeks, J. (ed). The cichlid diversity of Lake Malawi/Nyasa/Niassa: identification, distribution and taxonomy. Cichlid Press, El Paso, Texas: 1–360.
Nimbochromis venustus in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.
Nimbochromis venustus, commonly called venustus hap or giraffe hap, is a Haplochromine cichlid endemid to Lake Malawi in Africa. It prefers the deeper regions of the lake (6 to 23 metres (20 to 75 ft)) where it hunts smaller juvenile cichlids with a specialised hunting technique. After spotting prey, it will partially submerge itself into the sand and lie motionless until the chosen fish comes within reach. it will then dart out of the sand and strike. It is related to Nimbochromis livingstonii. In the wild it is known to grow to 25 centimetres (9.8 in) TL though usually not exceeding a length of 22.5 centimetres (8.9 in) TL.[2]
It is a popular freshwater aquarium fish. The fish are generally yellow with a pattern of darker, melanic blotches. Males will have a blue head and other blue colouring when they reach sexual maturity.
See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nimbochromis venustus.
List of freshwater aquarium fish species
References
Konings, A.; Kazembe, J.; Makocho, P.; Mailosi, A. (2019). "Nimbochromis venustus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T60891A155043472. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T60891A155043472.en.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Nimbochromis venustus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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