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Masked Julie, photographed on a transparent background
Photo: Przemysław Malkowski · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Masked Julie

Julidochromis transcriptus

The Masked Julie (Julidochromis transcriptus) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Cichlidae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 7 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Critically Endangered.

Size
7 cmtotal length
Climate zone
Tropical

In the wild

Water type
Freshwater
Climate zone
Tropical
Habitat
Midwater, close to the bottom
Aquarium trade
Traded commercially

Conservation status

Classification

  1. OrderPerciformes
  2. FamilyCichlidae
  3. GenusJulidochromis
  4. SpeciesJulidochromis transcriptus

Quick answers

Masked Julie size: how big does it get?
It grows to 7 cm (total length).
Masked Julie: is it endangered?
The IUCN Red List rates it Critically Endangered.

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Sources

The figures on this page are compiled from the references below.