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Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Teleostei
Order:
Siluriformes
Family:
Doradidae
Subfamily:
Astrodoradinae
Genus:
Agamyxis
Species:
pectinifrons
Common:
Whitebarred catfish
Climates:
Tropical
Temperate
Subtropical
Waters:
Freshwater
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Regions:
South America - Inland Waters
Dorn, E. 1976. Über den Feinbau von Trommelmuskeln bei Pimelodiden und Doradiden (Teleostei, Siluroidei) [On the Fine Structure of Drumming Muscles in Pimelodidae and Doradidae (Teleostei, Siluroidei)]. Verhandlungen der Deutschen Zoologischen Gesellschaft, 245-245.
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Species Identified
Sound Detected
Active
Passive Feeding
Other Passive
Morphophysiological
Auditory
Visual
Kaatz, I. M. 1999. The Behavioral and Morphological Diversity of Acoustic Communication Systems in a Clade of Tropical Catfishes (Pisces: Siluriformes). PhD Dissertation, State University of New York.
Kaatz, I. M., Stewart, D. J. 2012. Bioacoustic Variation of Swimbladder Disturbance Sounds in Neotropical Doradoid Catfishes (Siluriformes: Doradidae, Auchenipteridae): Potential Morphological Correlates. Current Zoology, 58(1): 171-188.
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.
Kaatz, I. M., Stewart, D. J., Rice, A. N., Lobel, P. S. 2010. Differences in Pectoral Fin Spine Morphology between Vocal and Silent Clades of Catfishes (Order Siluriformes): Ecomorphological Implications. Current Zoology, 56(1): 73-89.
Knight, L., Ladich, F. 2014. Distress Sounds of Thorny Catfishes Emitted Underwater and in Air: Characteristics and Potential Significance. Journal of Experimental Biology, 217(22): 4068-4078.
Boyle, K. S., Riepe, S., Bolen, G., Parmentier, E. 2015. Variation in Swim Bladder Drumming Sounds from Three Doradid Catfish Species with Similar Sonic Morphologies. Journal of Experimental Biology, 218(18): 2881-2891.