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| Scientific Name | Phractura fasciata Boulenger, 1920 |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Stanley [Boyoma] Falls, Zaire [Democratic Republic of Congo] |
| 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 | 111mm (4.4") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa: Stanley Falls, Democratic Republic of the Congo; possibly also in the Niari basin, Republic of Congo. African Waters, Congo, Upper Congo, Lualaba, Boyama Falls (click on these areas to find other species found there)  (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Annales du Musee du Congo Belge (Serie 1) v. 2 (fasc. 4) |
| Registered Keepers | None. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2010 Aug 19 05:13 (species record created: 2010 Aug 13 13:41) |
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