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Cláudio D. Timm, license: CC BY 4.0, source: iNaturalist
Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Teleostei
Order:
Eupercaria
Family:
Sciaenidae
Genus:
Micropogonias
Species:
furnieri
Common:
Whitemouth croaker
Climates:
Tropical
Temperate
Subtropical
Boreal
Waters:
Brackish water
Marine
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Regions:
Atlantic, Southwest
Atlantic, Western Central
Tellechea, J. S., Bouvier, D., Norbis, W. 2011. Spawning Sounds in Whitemouth Croaker (Sciaenidae): Seasonal and Daily Cycles. Bioacoustics, 20(2): 159-168.
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Species Identified
Sound Detected
Active
Passive Feeding
Other Passive
Morphophysiological
Auditory
Visual
Tellechea, J. S., Martinez, C., Fine, M. L., Norbis, W. 2010. Sound Production in the Whitemouth Croaker and Relationship between Fish Size and Disturbance Call Characteristics. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 89(2): 163-172.
Devincenti, C. V., Díaz, A. O., Longo, M. V., García, A. M., Figueroa, D., Goldemberg, A. L. 2012. Preliminary Study of the Sonic Muscle of Micropogonias furnieri (Actinopterygii, Sciaenidae): Morphology and Histochemistry. International Journal of Morphology, 30(4): 1442-1448.