giraffe hap haplochromine malawi cichlid fish nimbochromis venustus

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Nimbochromis venustus, venustus hap or giraffe hap fish photographed in aquarium in Lanzarote Royalty Free Stock Photo

Venustus giraffe hap cichlid fish, a tropical aquarium pet from the malawi lake in Africa Royalty Free Stock Photo

Giraffe hap Haplochromine Malawi cichlid fish - Nimbochromis venustus

lake Malawi giraffe hap cichlid, Nimbochromis venustus mbuna fish species Royalty Free Stock Photo

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 where it hunts smaller juvenile cichlids with a specialised hunting technique.