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Nicolas COUTHOUIS, license: CC BY-SA 4.0, source: iNaturalist
Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Teleostei
Order:
Cichliformes
Family:
Cichlidae
Subfamily:
Pseudocrenilabrinae
Genus:
Hemichromis
Species:
bimaculatus
Common:
Jewelfish
Climates:
Tropical
Temperate
Subtropical
Boreal
Waters:
Freshwater
Brackish water
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Regions:
Atlantic, Eastern Central
Africa - Inland Waters
North America - Inland Waters
Oceania - Inland Waters
Myrberg, A. A. J., Kramer, E., Heinecke, P. 1965. Sound Production by Cichlid Fishes. Science, 149(3683): 555-558.
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Species Identified
Sound Detected
Active
Passive Feeding
Other Passive
Morphophysiological
Auditory
Visual
Nikol'skii, I. D. 1983. Prespawning Acoustic Activity in the Behavior of Certain Cichlids (Cichlidae, Pisces). Vestnik Moskovskogo Universiteta, Biologiya, 38(3): 29-31.
Myrberg, A. A. J. 1965. Sound Production in Three Cichlid Fishes. American Zoologist, 5(2): 224-224.
Kossak, S. 1973. Sounds Emitted by the Fish Hemichromis bimaculatus Gill Depending on Light intensity. Prace Zoologiczne, 19: 143-159.
Rowland, W. J. 1978. Sound Production and Associated Behavior in the Jewel Fish, Hemichromis bimaculatus. Behaviour, 64(1-2): 125-136.