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Ron Burkert, license: CC BY 4.0, source: iNaturalist
Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Teleostei
Order:
Acropomatiformes
Family:
Stereolepididae
Genus:
Stereolepis
Species:
gigas
Common:
Giant seabass
Climates:
Tropical
Temperate
Subtropical
Boreal
Waters:
Marine
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Regions:
Pacific, Eastern Central
Pacific, Northeast
Pacific, Northwest
Clark, B. L. F., Allen, L. G. 2018. Field Observations on Courtship and Spawning Behavior of the Giant Sea Bass, Stereolepis gigas. Copeia, 106(1): 171-179.
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Species Identified
Sound Detected
Active
Passive Feeding
Other Passive
Morphophysiological
Auditory
Visual
Allen, L. G., Ladin, E. S., Rowell, T. J. 2020. Sound Production and Mechanism in the Giant Sea Bass, Stereolepis gigas (Polyprionidae). Copeia, 108(4): 809-814.