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Jeff Kubina, license: CC BY-SA 4.0, source: iNaturalist
Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Teleostei
Order:
Cichliformes
Family:
Cichlidae
Subfamily:
Pseudocrenilabrinae
Genus:
Cyphotilapia
Species:
frontosa
Common:
Humphead cichlid
Climates:
Tropical
Waters:
Freshwater
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Regions:
Africa - Inland Waters
Longrie, N., Van Wassenbergh, S., Vandewalle, P., Mauguit, Q., Parmentier, E. 2009. Potential Mechanism of Sound Production in Oreochromis niloticus (Cichlidae). Journal of Experimental Biology, 212(21): 3395-3402.
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Species Identified
Sound Detected
Active
Passive Feeding
Other Passive
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