Julidochromis transcriptus

Masked Julie

Matthes, 1959

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J. transcriptus 'Gombi'; aquarium strain.Enrico Richter

Quick factsEdit

Length

65mm SL2.6in SL

Tank base

not recorded

Temp

not recorded

Hardness

not recorded

Difficulty3 of 8 measures

Moderate

How the rating is worked out

Space: medium tank
Water: unknown
Temp: unknown
Diet: unknown
Temperament: unknown
Social: best in a pair
Compatibility: choose tankmates carefully

Other demands

Each of these can raise the rating on its own, whatever the measures above say.

Hardiness: unknown

The masked julie, Julidochromis transcriptus, is a small cichlid endemic to the rocky coastal zones of northwestern Lake Tanganyika. It is known from between Luhanga and Makabola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and grows to around 65 mm SL.

Etymology

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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'.

Distribution

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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.