Sounds Made by Opisthonema oglinum
Picture by Charteris, M.

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Sound produced yes, active sound production
Type of sound produced knocks
Sound production organ swim bladder & pneumatic duct
Sound mechanism vibrations, possibly some sounds from escape of swim bladder gas through pneumatic duct
Behavioural context under duress
Reference Fish, M.P. and W.H. Mowbray, 1970
Remark very low sound under duress only, recorded with lowpass filter: 1200 Hz
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