Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Masked julie (Julidochromis transcriptus), recorded as Critically Endangered
Masked julie (Julidochromis transcriptus). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Critically Endangered

Masked julie

Julidochromis transcriptus

The masked julie is a cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika in Africa where it is found only along the northwestern shore preferring areas with rocky substrates.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Julidochromis transcriptus
Taxonomy
Perciformes · Cichlidae · Julidochromis

The cichlid

This species reaches a length of 7 centimetres (2.8 in) TL.

Cichlids are perch-like freshwater fishes with a second set of jaws in the throat. Many species mouth-brood the young.

Perch-like ray-finned fishes: spiny-rayed fins and a huge spread of freshwater and marine families.

Range and habitat

The masked julie is a cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika in Africa where it is found only along the northwestern shore preferring areas with rocky substrates.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Diet

Cichlids defend a territory or a brood. Diet in the family runs from algae scrapers to piscivores; this page does not invent a menu for one species.

In crisis

Masked julie is Critically Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Masked julie — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q979636. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

Also in this catalog

Photograph of Vaquita (Phocoena sinus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Vaquita

Phocoena sinus
Photograph of Javan rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Javan rhinoceros

Rhinoceros sondaicus
Photograph of Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Sumatran orangutan

Pongo abelii
Photograph of Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Axolotl

Ambystoma mexicanum

Quick answers

What is Masked julie?
Masked julie is a cichlid in the family Cichlidae (order Perciformes) — Julidochromis transcriptus.
What is the conservation status of Masked julie?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Julidochromis transcriptus. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Masked julie live?
The masked julie is a cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika in Africa where it is found only along the northwestern shore preferring areas with rocky substrates.
Why is Masked julie in crisis?
It is Critically Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Julidochromis transcriptus?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Masked julie a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.