Sounds Made by Anguilla rostrata
Picture by Sneegas, G.W.

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Sound produced yes, active sound production
Type of sound produced clucks, clicks, squeak, thumps
Sound production organ swim bladder, pneumatic duct, possibly teeth
Sound mechanism Knocks: vibration of swim bladder & pneumatic duct, possibly by general body contraction, clucking: escape of gas bubbles from pneumatic duct; clicking: possibly teeth, associated with opening of mouth & contraction of gill region
Behavioural context under duress (electric stimulation)
Reference Fish, M.P. and W.H. Mowbray, 1970
Remark recorded with highpass filter: 75 Hz
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