Summary of Phractura
Pronounced	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.
Size	Smallest 70mm, largest 150mm, average 100mm, most commonly 95mm. All SL.
Species	There are 13 "species" in the database
Keepers	2 species (15%) are being kept by registered keepers
New spp. / time	1750  1770  1790  1810  1830  1850  1870  1890  1910  1930  1950  1970  1990  2010
Most Kept Species
1.	Phractura ansorgii (80%)
2.	Phractura lindica (20%)

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  P. ansorgii (i:2, k:4)
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  P. bovei (i:0, k:0)
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  P. brevicauda (i:0, k:0)
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  P. clauseni (i:0, k:0)
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  P. fasciata (i:3, k:0)
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  P. gladysae (i:0, k:0)
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  P. intermedia (i:0, k:0)
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  P. lindica (i:0, k:1)
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  P. longicauda (i:0, k:0)
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  P. macrura (i:1, k:0)
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  P. scaphyrhynchura (i:4, k:0)
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  P. stiassny (i:0, k:0)
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  P. tenuicauda (i:0, k:0)

Distribution of selected Phractura species
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