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Sound produced | yes, active sound production |
Type of sound produced | thumps |
Sound production organ | swim bladder |
Sound mechanism | vibration by contraction of associated muscles and general body contraction |
Behavioural context | under duress (handling or cornering) |
Reference | Fish, M.P. and W.H. Mowbray, 1970 |
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