Biology:Masked julie
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Short description: Species of fish
| Masked julie | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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]
See also
- List of freshwater aquarium fish species
References
- ↑ Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Julidochromis transcriptus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2006: e.T60544A12378172. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60544A12378172.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/60544/12378172. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Julidochromis transcriptus" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q979636 entry
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