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  • Phractura macrura
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Scientific NamePhractura macrura    Poll, 1967
Common Name
Type LocalityCaungula, Cassange River, tributary of Uamba River, Angola, 8°07'S, 18°09'E.
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Pronunciationfrak TWO rah
EtymologyPhractura: From the Greek phraktos, meaning fenced in and oura, meaning tail; in reference to the bony plates enclosing the slender caudal peduncle. Named after the genus <em>Amphilus</em>.
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Size91mm or 3.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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DistributionAfrica
African Waters, Congo, Lower Congo, Kasai (click on these areas to find other species found there)
African Waters, Congo, Lower Congo, Kasai, Kwango (click on these areas to find other species found there)
African Waters, Congo, Lower Congo, Kasai, Uamba (click on these areas to find other species found there)
African Waters, Congo, Lower Congo, Kasai, Cuilo (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category
Data Deficient
, a distribution map is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2009.
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Breeding ReportsThere is no breeding report.
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ReferencePublicações Culturais, Companhia de Diamantes de Angola (DIAMANG), Lisboa No. 75, pp 269, Fig. 129.
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Last UpdateThu Dec 26, 2024 8:34 pm (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am)