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Brian Gratwicke, license: CC BY 4.0, source: iNaturalist
Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Teleostei
Order:
Perciformes
Suborder:
Scorpaenoidei
Family:
Congiopodidae
Genus:
Congiopodus
Species:
leucopaecilus
Common:
Southern pigfish
Climates:
Tropical
Temperate
Subtropical
Boreal
Waters:
Marine
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Regions:
Indian Ocean, Eastern
Pacific, Southwest
Packard, A. 1960. Electrophysiological Observations on a Sound-Producing Fish. Nature, 187(4731): 63-64.
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Species Identified
Sound Detected
Active
Passive Feeding
Other Passive
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