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Scientific Name Nimbochromis venustus  (Boulenger, 1908)
Common Name Giraffenmaulbrueter (Germany)
Type Locality Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa] and the Shire River, southeastern Africa.
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Size 250mm or 9.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Africa: endemic to Lake Malawi where it is widely distributed.
African Waters, Zambesi, Malawi (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 2 (no. 9), pp 241.
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Last Update 2017 Aug 28 02:37 (species record created: 2013 Sep 07 22:16)