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Class: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Amphiliidae Loach catfishes
Subfamily: Doumeinae
Genus: Phractura

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13 species (see list below)
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Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Africa
Max. Length 9 cm TL
Phractura ansorgii Boulenger, 1902

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Phractura ansorgii
[African whiptailed catfish]
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Max. Length 11 cm TL
 
Phractura bovei
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.5 cm SL
 
Phractura brevicauda
[]

Photo by MNHN

Africa
Max. Length 7.8 cm SL
Phractura clauseni Daget & Stauch, 1963

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Phractura clauseni
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 12.5 cm TL
 
Phractura fasciata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 12.4 cm SL
 
Phractura gladysae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 9.5 cm TL
 
Phractura intermedia
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 9 cm TL
 
Phractura lindica
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 10 cm SL
 
Phractura longicauda
[]

Photo by RMCA / Mark Hanssens

Africa
Max. Length 9.1 cm SL
Phractura macrura Poll, 1967

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Phractura macrura
[]

Photo by Mertens, P.

Africa
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Phractura scaphyrhynchura (Vaillant, 1886)

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Phractura scaphyrhynchura
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 11.5 cm SL
 
Phractura stiassny
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 9.5 cm TL
 
Phractura tenuicauda
[]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Phractura ansorgii African whiptailed catfish Africa 9 TL 1902
Phractura bovei Africa 11 TL 1892
Phractura brevicauda Africa 8.5 SL 1911
Phractura clauseni Africa 7.8 SL 1963
Phractura fasciata Africa 12.5 TL 1920
Phractura gladysae Africa 12.4 SL 1931
Phractura intermedia Africa 9.5 TL 1911
Phractura lindica Africa 9 TL 1902
Phractura longicauda Africa 10 SL 1903
Phractura macrura Africa 9.1 SL 1967
Phractura scaphyrhynchura Africa 15 TL 1886
Phractura stiassny Africa 11.5 SL 2007
Phractura tenuicauda Africa 9.5 TL 1902



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