Sounds Made by Haemulopsis corvinaeformis
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Sound produced yes, active sound production
Type of sound produced grunts
Sound production organ pharyngeal teeth & swim bladder (similar to other pomadasyids)
Sound mechanism probably pharyngeal teeth stridulation amplified by adjacent swim bladder (similar to other pomadasyids)
Behavioural context under duress (rapid series of lound grunts with manual stimulation)
Reference Fish, M.P. and W.H. Mowbray, 1970
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