- Masked julie
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Masked julie Conservation status 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, 1959The masked julie (Julidochromis transcriptus) is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is endemic to Lake Tanganyika in Africa where it is found in Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.Julidochromis transcriptus is a dwarf Julidochromis species. The Masked Julie was described by Matthes in 1959. They are found in the north western part of Lake Tanganyika in Africa. They eat zooplankton and benthic inverts found in the algae growth in the wild. They are found from 3 feet to 300 feet (1 - 10 m).[1]
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References
- Bigirimana, C. 2005. Julidochromis transcriptus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.
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