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Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Teleostei
Order:
Osteoglossiformes
Family:
Mormyridae
Genus:
Pollimyrus
Species:
adspersus
Climates:
Tropical
Waters:
Freshwater
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Regions:
Africa - Inland Waters
Crawford, J. D., Cook, A. P., Heberlein, A. S. 1997. Bioacoustic Behavior of African Fishes (Mormyridae): Potential Cues for Species and individual Recognition in Pollimyrus. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 102(2): 1200-1212.
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Species Identified
Sound Detected
Active
Passive Feeding
Other Passive
Morphophysiological
Auditory
Visual
Crawford, J. D., Huang, X. 1999. Communication Signals and Sound Production Mechanisms of Mormyrid Electric Fish. Journal of Experimental Biology, 202(10): 1417-1426.