Biology:Julidochromis marlieri
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| Julidochromis marlieri | |
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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. marlieri
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| Binomial name | |
| Julidochromis marlieri Poll, 1956
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Julidochromis marlieri is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it is only known from the northwestern portion preferring rocky shorelines in deep waters. In the aquarium trade, it is commonly known as Marlier's Julie, Spotted Julie or Chequered Julie. This species reaches a length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) TL.[2] Adult females are larger than adult males.
Etymology
The specific name honours the Belgian zoologist Georges Marlier who collected the type.[3]
See also
- List of freshwater aquarium fish species
References
- ↑ Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Julidochromis marlieri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2006: e.T60546A12378338. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60546A12378338.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/60546/12378338. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Julidochromis marlieri" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
- ↑ Scharpf, Christopher; Lazara, Kenneth J. (25 September 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (p-y)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. http://www.etyfish.org/cichlidae5/.
Wikidata ☰ Q1515543 entry
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