Kingdom Animalia Order Perciformes Subfamily Pseudocrenilabrinae Higher classification Julidochromis | Phylum Chordata Family Cichlidae Tribe Lamprologini Rank Species | |
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Scientific name Julidochromis transcriptus Similar Julidochromis, Cichlid, Julidochromis marlieri, Golden julie, Convict julie | ||
Julidochromis transcriptus 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.
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Tanganyika cichlids masked julie cichlids
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Masked julie Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA