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Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Teleostei
Order:
Ophidiiformes
Family:
Carapidae
Subfamily:
Carapinae
Genus:
Carapus
Species:
acus
Common:
Pearl fish
Climates:
Tropical
Temperate
Subtropical
Boreal
Waters:
Marine
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Regions:
Atlantic, Eastern Central
Atlantic, Northeast
Atlantic, Southeast
Mediterranean and Black Sea
Parmentier, E., Lagardère, J.-P., Braquegnier, J.-B., Vandewalle, P., Fine, M. L. 2006. Sound Production Mechanism in Carapid Fish: First Example with a Slow Sonic Muscle. Journal of Experimental Biology, 209(15): 2952-2960.
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Species Identified
Sound Detected
Active
Passive Feeding
Other Passive
Morphophysiological
Auditory
Visual
Parmentier, E., Fine, M., Vandewalle, P., Ducamp, J.-J., Lagardère, J.-P. 2006. Sound Production in Two Carapids (Carapus acus and C. mourlani) and through the Sea Cucumber Tegument. Acta Zoologica, 87(2): 113-119.
Vandewalle, P., Parmentier, E., Poulicek, M., Bussers, J.-C., Chardon, M. 1998. Distinctive Anatomical Features of the Branchial Basket in Four Carapidae Species (Ophidiiformi, Paracanthopterygii). European Journal of Morphology, 36(3): 153-164.
Parmentier, E., Gennotte, V., Focant, B., Goffinet, G., Vandewalle, P. 2003. Characterization of the Primary Sonic Muscles in Carapus acus (Carapidae): A Multidisciplinary Approach. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 270(1530): 2301-2308.