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| Scientific Name | Phractura clauseni Daget & Stauch, 1963 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Upper Comoé at Samago Iri, Bénoué basin, Cameroon. |
| Pronunciation | frak TWO rah |
| Etymology | Phractura: From the Greek phraktos, meaning fenced in and oura, meaning tail; in reference to the bony plates enclosing the slender caudal peduncle. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 78mm or 3.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa: tributaries of Comoe and Black Volta Rivers (Upper Volta), Ogun River (western Nigeria), upper Benoue River (Cameroon). Also known from the lower Niger, coastal rivers like Ibu and Mono. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Mémoires de l'Institut français d'Afrique Noire No. 68, pp 95, Fig. 2 |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.24.125.4496 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 02 00:46 (species record created: 2012 Nov 24 05:32) |