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Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Teleostei
Order:
Siluriformes
Family:
Mochokidae
Subfamily:
Mochokinae
Genus:
Synodontis
Species:
grandiops
Climates:
Tropical
Waters:
Freshwater
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Regions:
Africa - Inland Waters
Kéver, L., Parmentier, E., Bass, A. H., Chagnaud, B. P. 2021. Morphological Diversity of Acoustic and Electric Communication Systems of Mochokid Catfish. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 529(8): 1787-1809.
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Passive Feeding
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Kéver, L., Bass, A. H., Parmentier, E., Chagnaud, B. P. 2020. Neuroanatomical and Neurophysiological Mechanisms of Acoustic and Weakly Electric Signaling in Synodontid Catfish. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 528(15): 2602-2619.
Boyle, K. S., Colleye, O., Parmentier, E. 2014. Sound Production to Electric Discharge: Sonic Muscle Evolution in Progress in Synodontis spp. Catfishes (Mochokidae). Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 281(1791).