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Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Teleostei
Order:
Cichliformes
Family:
Cichlidae
Subfamily:
Pseudocrenilabrinae
Genus:
Pseudotropheus
Species:
johannii
Common:
Bluegray mbuna
Climates:
Tropical
Waters:
Freshwater
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Regions:
Africa - Inland Waters
Oceania - Inland Waters
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., 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.
Smith, A. R. 2007. Is Acoustic Communication a Candidate Signal for Sexual Selection in Malawian Cichlids? Master's Thesis, Bowling Green State University.
Smith, A. R., van Staaden, M. J. 2006. The Use of Multimodal Communication during Courtship in Malawi Cichlids. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 120(5): 3326-3326.