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Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Teleostei
Order:
Siluriformes
Family:
Callichthyidae
Subfamily:
Corydoradinae
Genus:
Corydoras
Species:
paleatus
Common:
Peppered corydoras
Climates:
Tropical
Temperate
Subtropical
Waters:
Freshwater
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Regions:
South America - Inland Waters
Heyd, A., Pfeiffer, W. 2000. Über die Lauterzeugung der Welse (Siluroidei, Ostariophysi, Teleostei) und ihren Zusammenhang mit der Phylogenie und der Schreckreaktion [Sound Production in Catfish (Siluroidei, Ostariophysi, Teleostei) and Its Relationship to Phylogeny and Fright Reaction]. Revue Suisse De Zoologie, 107(1): 165-211.
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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.
Kaatz, I. M., Lobel, P. S. 1999. Acoustic Behavior and Reproduction in Five Species of Corydoras Catfishes (Callichthyidae). Biological Bulletin, 197(2): 241-242.
Pruzsinsky, I., Ladich, F. 1998. Sound Production and Reproductive Behaviour of the Armoured Catfish Corydoras paleatus (Callichthyidae). Environmental Biology of Fishes, 53(2): 183-191.