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Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Teleostei
Order:
Trachichthyiformes
Family:
Monocentridae
Genus:
Monocentris
Species:
japonica
Common:
Pineconefish
Climates:
Tropical
Temperate
Subtropical
Boreal
Waters:
Marine
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Regions:
Atlantic, Southeast
Indian Ocean, Eastern
Indian Ocean, Western
Pacific, Northwest
Pacific, Southwest
Pacific, Western Central
Onuki, A., Somiya, H. 2007. Innervation of Sonic Muscles in Teleosts: Occipital vs. Spinal Nerves. Brain, Behavior and Evolution, 69(2): 132-141.
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Species Identified
Sound Detected
Active
Passive Feeding
Other Passive
Morphophysiological
Auditory
Visual
Onuki, A., Takizawa, T., Yamamoto, N., Somiya, H. 2010. Sound Characteristics and Sonic Motor System in the Pineconefish, Monocentris japonica (Beryciformes: Monocentridae). Copeia, 2010(4): 531-539.