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Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Teleostei
Order:
Osteoglossiformes
Family:
Mormyridae
Genus:
Pollimyrus
Species:
castelnaui
Common:
Dwarf stonebasher
Climates:
Tropical
Subtropical
Waters:
Freshwater
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Regions:
Africa - Inland Waters
Lamml, M., Kramer, B. 2006. Differentiation of Courtship Songs in Parapatric Sibling Species of Dwarf Stonebashers from Southern Africa (Mormyridae, Teleostei). Behaviour, 143(6): 783-810.
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Baier, B., Kramer, B. 2007. Electric Communication during Courtship and Spawning in Two Sibling Species of Dwarf Stonebasher from Southern Africa, Pollimyrus castelnaui and P. marianne (Mormyridae, Teleostei): Evidence for a Non Species-Specific Communication Code? Behaviour, 144(1): 115-142.