/siluriformes/amphiliidae/phractura/ansorgii/1.jpg "Phractura ansorgii")
/siluriformes/amphiliidae/phractura/ansorgii/2.jpg "Phractura ansorgii")
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Phractura ansorgii Boulenger, 1902 |
| Common Names | African Whiptailed Catfish Roter Kaulquappenwels (Germany) |
| Type Locality | Agberi, southern Nigeria. |
| Pronunciation | frak TWO rah - an SORR jee eye |
| 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 | 90mm or 3.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Superficially resembles a homalopterid loach, hence the common name of ''loach catfishes'' for the family Amphiliidae. |
| Sexing | Females are larger, display banded pattern on body. Males are unbanded, but turn reddish at spawning time. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa: Lower Niger in Nigeria. Reported from Volta and Mono River, Togo. African Waters, Nigeria Waters, Niger, Lower Niger (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Endangered, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019. |
| pH | 6.2 - 7.2 |
| Temperature | 20.0-24.0°C or 68-75.2°F (Show species within this range) |
| Other Parameters | Clean, cool, well oxygenated water with ample plant cover. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Live, frozen or freeze-dried bloodworms, tubifex, grindal worms, chironomid and other small larvae. Reported to also eat algae. User data. |
| Furniture | Best kept in a largish, shallow tank such as a 30-40 gallon breeder (120-150 l), with lots of plants, bogwood and hiding places, together with some open areas. |
| Compatibility | A peaceful fish. Several individuals can be kept together. |
| Suggested Tankmates | Smaller characins and cyprinids. Does not compete strongly for food, so best not kept with more aggressive or larger species. |
| Breeding | Successfully bred as early as the 1950s by Försch. Breeding report is summarized in Baensch, Vol. 3, and pictures of eggs and fry are reproduced in Burgess' Atlas. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1901, v. 2 (pt 2) (art. 7), pp 623, Pl. 37 (fig. 1). |
| Registered Keepers | There are 4 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 3 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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| Last Update | 2020 Sep 23 03:08 (species record created: 2006 Dec 27 09:36) |
