Masked julie
| Masked julie | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudocrenilabrinae |
| Tribe: | Lamprologini |
| Genus: | Julidochromis |
| Species: | J. transcriptus |
| Binomial name | |
| Julidochromis transcriptus Matthes, 1959 | |
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]
See also
References
- ↑ Bigirimana, C. 2006. Julidochromis transcriptus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 April 2013.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Julidochromis transcriptus" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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