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Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Teleostei
Order:
Siluriformes
Family:
Mochokidae
Subfamily:
Mochokinae
Genus:
Synodontis
Species:
petricola
Common:
Cuckoo Catfish
Climates:
Tropical
Waters:
Freshwater
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Regions:
Africa - Inland Waters
Kaatz, I. M. 1999. The Behavioral and Morphological Diversity of Acoustic Communication Systems in a Clade of Tropical Catfishes (Pisces: Siluriformes). PhD Dissertation, State University of New York.
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Species Identified
Sound Detected
Active
Passive Feeding
Other Passive
Morphophysiological
Auditory
Visual
Kaatz, I. M., Stewart, D. J., Rice, A. N., Lobel, P. S. 2010. Differences in Pectoral Fin Spine Morphology between Vocal and Silent Clades of Catfishes (Order Siluriformes): Ecomorphological Implications. Current Zoology, 56(1): 73-89.