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Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Teleostei
Order:
Siluriformes
Family:
Doradidae
Subfamily:
Astrodoradinae
Genus:
Acanthodoras
Species:
spinosissimus
Common:
Talking catfish
Climates:
Tropical
Temperate
Subtropical
Waters:
Freshwater
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Regions:
South America - Inland Waters
Description
Sound Name: Unnamed
Citable References
Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab (ML116793)
Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab (ML116628)
Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab (ML116605)
Kaatz, I. M., Stewart, D. J. 2012. Bioacoustic Variation of Swimbladder Disturbance Sounds in Neotropical Doradoid Catfishes (Siluriformes: Doradidae, Auchenipteridae): Potential Morphological Correlates. Current Zoology, 58(1): 171-188.
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Kaatz, I. M. 1999. The Behavioral and Morphological Diversity of Acoustic Communication Systems in a Clade of Tropical Catfishes (Pisces: Siluriformes). PhD Dissertation, State University of New York.
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.