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Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Teleostei
Order:
Ophidiiformes
Family:
Carapidae
Subfamily:
Carapinae
Genus:
Carapus
Species:
mourlani
Common:
Star pearlfish
Climates:
Tropical
Temperate
Subtropical
Boreal
Waters:
Marine
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Regions:
Indian Ocean, Western
Pacific, Eastern Central
Pacific, Northwest
Pacific, Western Central
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.
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Species Identified
Sound Detected
Active
Passive Feeding
Other Passive
Morphophysiological
Auditory
Visual
Parmentier, E., Colleye, O., Lecchini, D. 2016. New insights into Sound Production in Carapus mourlani (Carapidae). Bulletin of Marine Science, 92(3): 335-342.