Masked julie

The masked julie (Julidochromis transcriptus) is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika in Africa where it is found only along the northwestern shore preferring areas with rocky substrates. They eat zooplankton and benthic invertebrates found in the algae growth in the wild. This species reaches a length of 7 centimetres (2.8 in) TL.[2]

Masked julie
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Julidochromis
Species:
J. transcriptus
Binomial name
Julidochromis transcriptus
Matthes, 1959

See also

References

  1. Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Julidochromis transcriptus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60544A12378172. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60544A12378172.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Julidochromis transcriptus" in FishBase. February 2013 version.


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