Masked julie
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Masked julie | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Genus: | Julidochromis |
Species: | J. transcriptus
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Binomial name | |
Julidochromis transcriptus Matthes, 1959
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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]
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References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Masked julie.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Julidochromis transcriptus" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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