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Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Teleostei
Order:
Cichliformes
Family:
Cichlidae
Subfamily:
Pseudocrenilabrinae
Genus:
Maylandia
Species:
fainzilberi
Climates:
Tropical
Waters:
Freshwater
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Regions:
Africa - Inland Waters
Description
Sound Name: Growl
Citable References
Amorim et al. (2008)
Amorim, M. C. P., Simões, J. M., Fonseca, P. J., Turner, G. F. 2008. Species Differences in Courtship Acoustic Signals among Five Lake Malawi Cichlid Species (Pseudotropheus spp.). Journal of Fish Biology, 72(6): 1355-1368.
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Species Identified
Sound Detected
Active
Passive Feeding
Other Passive
Morphophysiological
Auditory
Visual
Simões, J. M., Fonseca, P. J., Turner, G. F., Amorim, M. C. P. 2008. African Cichlid Pseudotropheus spp. Males Moan to Females during foreplay. Journal of Fish Biology, 72(10): 2689-2694.