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Danny Steaven, license: CC BY-SA 4.0, source: iNaturalist
Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Teleostei
Order:
Siluriformes
Family:
Callichthyidae
Subfamily:
Callichthyinae
Genus:
Megalechis
Species:
thoracata
Climates:
Tropical
Temperate
Subtropical
Waters:
Freshwater
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Regions:
North America - Inland Waters
South America - Inland Waters
Hadjiaghai, O., Ladich, F. 2015. Sex-Specific Differences in Agonistic Behaviour, Sound Production and Auditory Sensitivity in the Callichthyid Armoured Catfish Megalechis thoracata. PLoS ONE, 10(3).
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Species Identified
Sound Detected
Active
Passive Feeding
Other Passive
Morphophysiological
Auditory
Visual
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.