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Lee Nachtigal, license: CC BY 4.0, source: iNaturalist
Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Teleostei
Order:
Cichliformes
Family:
Cichlidae
Subfamily:
Pseudocrenilabrinae
Genus:
Maylandia
Species:
callainos
Climates:
Tropical
Waters:
Freshwater
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Regions:
Africa - Inland Waters
Description
Sound Name: Growl
Citable References
Amorim et al. (2004)
Amorim et al. (2008)
Van Staaden, M. J., Smith, A. R. 2011. Cutting the Gordian Knot: Complex Signaling in African Cichlids Is More than Multimodal. Current Zoology, 57(2): 237-252.
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Species Identified
Sound Detected
Active
Passive Feeding
Other Passive
Morphophysiological
Auditory
Visual
Smith, A. R. 2007. Is Acoustic Communication a Candidate Signal for Sexual Selection in Malawian Cichlids? Master's Thesis, Bowling Green State University.
Danley, P. D., Husemann, M., Chetta, J. 2012. Acoustic Diversity in Lake Malawi’s Rock-Dwelling Cichlids. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 93(1): 23-30.
Amorim, M. C. P., Simões, J. M., Fonseca, P. J., Turner, G. F. 2008. Species Differences in Courtship Acoustic Signals among Five Lake Malawi Cichlid Species (Pseudotropheus spp.). Journal of Fish Biology, 72(6): 1355-1368.
Smith, A. R., van Staaden, M. J. 2009. The Association of Visual and Acoustic Courtship Behaviors in African Cichlid Fishes. Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology, 42(3): 211-216.
Van Staaden, M., Wysocki, L. E., Ladich, F. 2012. Ecoacoustical Constraints Shape Sound Communication in Lake Malawi Cichlids. Bioacoustics, 21(1): 84-84.
Amorim, M. C. P., Knight, M. E., Stratoudakis, Y., Turner, G. F. 2004. Differences in Sounds Made by Courting Males of Three Closely Related Lake Malawi Cichlid Species. Journal of Fish Biology, 65(5): 1358-1371.