Endemic to Lake Tanganyika, the Convict Julie is sometimes called the Striped Julie, the Giant Julie or simply the Regani. These fish have slender, elongated bodies that vary in coloration from pale to golden yellow. Most specimens exhibit several thick black stripes running horizontally along the length of the body and on the forehead – these stripes are how this species earned its name Convict Julie. These fish have elongated dorsal fins and slightly rounded caudal fins, both of which are often edged in white while the pectoral fins are yellow.