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Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Teleostei
Order:
Cichliformes
Family:
Cichlidae
Subfamily:
Pseudocrenilabrinae
Genus:
Maylandia
Species:
zebra
Common:
Zebra mbuna
Climates:
Tropical
Waters:
Freshwater
Map of Known Habitats
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Regions:
Africa - Inland Waters
Description
Sound Name: Growl
Citable References
Amorim et al. (2008)
Amorim et al. (2004)
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
Simões, J. M., Duarte, I. G., Fonseca, P. J., Turner, G. F., Amorim, M. C. 2008. Courtship and Agonistic Sounds by the Cichlid Fish Pseudotropheus zebra. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 124(2): 1332-1338.
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.
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.
Bertucci, F., Beauchaud, M., Attia, J., Mathevon, N. 2010. Sounds Modulate Males’ Aggressiveness in a Cichlid Fish. Ethology, 116(12): 1179-1188.
Bertucci, F. 2011. Communication Acoustique Chez un Poisson Cichlidé: Analyse Expérimentale du Rôle et de la Structure des Signaux [Acoustic Communication in a Cichlid Fish: Experimental Analysis of the Role and the Structure of Signals]. PhD Dissertation, Université Jean Monnet de Saint-Étienne.
Bertucci, F., Attia, J., Beauchaud, M., Mathevon, N. 2013. The Relevance of Temporal Cues in a Fish Sound: A First Experimental investigation Using Modified Signals in Cichlids. Animal Cognition, 16(1): 45-54.
Bertucci, F., Attia, J., Beauchaud, M., Mathevon, N. 2012. Sounds Produced by the Cichlid Fish Metriaclima zebra Allow Reliable Estimation of Size and Provide information on individual Identity. Journal of Fish Biology, 80(4): 752-766.
Amorim, M. C. P., Fonseca, P. J., Mathevon, N., Beauchaud, M. 2019. Assessment of Fighting Ability in the Vocal Cichlid Metriaclima zebra in Face of incongruent Audiovisual information. Biology Open, 8(12).
Bertucci, F., Scaion, D., Beauchaud, M., Attia, J., Mathevon, N. 2012. Ontogenesis of Agonistic Vocalizations in the Cichlid Fish Metriaclima zebra. Comptes Rendus Biologies, 335(8): 529-534.
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.
Bertucci, F., Beauchaud, M., Attia, J., Mathevon, N. 2012. Agonistic Context and Acoustic Communication in a Cichlid: Fine Sound Analysis and First Playback Experiments. Bioacoustics, 21(1): 67-67.
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.