Nimbochromis fuscotaeniatus (spothead hap, fuscotaeniatus hap) is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi and Lake Malombe.

[1] 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.

[2] It is an ambush predator and feeds on smaller cichlids.

Females are smaller than males and a brownish color, while males are larger and blue in color.

The species is a mouthbrooder that spawns readily in the aquarium.