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Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Teleostei
Order:
Siluriformes
Family:
Loricariidae
Subfamily:
Hypostominae
Genus:
Pterygoplichthys
Species:
gibbiceps
Common:
Leopard pleco
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
Webb, A. L., Smith, M. E. 2006. Sound Production in Two Loricariid Catfishes. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 120(5): 3103-3103.