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Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Teleostei
Order:
Siluriformes
Family:
Callichthyidae
Subfamily:
Callichthyinae
Genus:
Dianema
Species:
urostriatum
Common:
Flagtail catfish
Climates:
Tropical
Temperate
Subtropical
Waters:
Freshwater
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Regions:
South America - Inland Waters
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.
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Species Identified
Sound Detected
Active
Passive Feeding
Other Passive
Morphophysiological
Auditory
Visual
Heyd, A., Pfeiffer, W. 2000. Über die Lauterzeugung der Welse (Siluroidei, Ostariophysi, Teleostei) und ihren Zusammenhang mit der Phylogenie und der Schreckreaktion [Sound Production in Catfish (Siluroidei, Ostariophysi, Teleostei) and Its Relationship to Phylogeny and Fright Reaction]. Revue Suisse De Zoologie, 107(1): 165-211.