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Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Teleostei
Order:
Acanthuriformes
Family:
Chaetodontidae
Genus:
Chaetodon
Species:
auriga
Common:
Threadfin butterflyfish
Climates:
Tropical
Temperate
Subtropical
Boreal
Waters:
Marine
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Regions:
Atlantic, Southeast
Indian Ocean, Eastern
Indian Ocean, Western
Pacific, Eastern Central
Pacific, Northwest
Pacific, Southeast
Pacific, Southwest
Pacific, Western Central
Boyle, K. S., Tricas, T. C. 2006. Acoustic Communication by Butterflyfishes (Chaetodontidae) on Noisy Coral Reefs. Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union, Ocean Sciences Meeting Supplement, 87(36).
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Species Identified
Sound Detected
Active
Passive Feeding
Other Passive
Morphophysiological
Auditory
Visual
Tricas, T. C., Boyle, K. S. 2015. Diversity and Evolution of Sound Production in the Social Behavior of Chaetodon Butterflyfishes. Journal of Experimental Biology, 218(10): 1572-1584.
Tricas, T. C., Boyle, K. S. 2014. Acoustic Behaviors in Hawaiian Coral Reef Fish Communities. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 511: 1-16.