Julidochromis transcriptus
Masked Julie
Etymology
Julidochromis: from the name ‘Julidini’, a putative tribe of labrid marine wrasses which Julidochromis resemble, and the Greek chromis, meaning ‘fish’.
transcriptus: from the Latin transcribo, meaning ‘transcribed, copied’.
Classification
Order: Perciformes Family: Cichlidae
Distribution
Endemic to northwestern Lake Tanganyika, between Luhanga and Makabola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with type locality given simply as the ‘extreme north’ of the lake.
Habitat
Inhabits rocky, coastal zones.
Maximum Standard Length
60 – 65 mm.
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October 9th, 2015 at 3:12 am
it is territorial and aggressive. best kept in a species tank with plenty of rocks and caves. It will eat the fry of other species.