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Joshua Doby, license: CC BY-NC 4.0, source: iNaturalist
Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Teleostei
Order:
Siluriformes
Family:
Ariidae
Subfamily:
Ariinae
Genus:
Ariopsis
Species:
felis
Common:
Hardhead sea catfish
Climates:
Tropical
Temperate
Subtropical
Boreal
Waters:
Brackish water
Marine
Map of Known Habitats
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Regions:
Atlantic, Northwest
Atlantic, Western Central
Description
Sound Name: Chorus
Citable References
Kaschner (2012)
Fish and Mowbray (1970)
Sound Name: Unnamed
Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab (ML126222)
Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab (ML112342)
Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab (ML112338)
Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab (ML116173)
Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab (ML112340)
Sound Names: Growl; Grunt Thump; Squeak
Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab (ML116172)
Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab (ML112335)
Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab (ML112336)
Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab (ML112337)
Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab (ML112339)
Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab (ML112341)
Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab (ML116174)
Breder, C. M. J. 1968. Seasonal and Diurnal Occurrences of Fish Sounds in a Small Florida Bay. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 138(6).
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Fish, M. P., Mowbray, W. H. 1970. Sounds of Western North Atlantic Fishes, A Reference File of Biological Underwater Sounds. The Johns Hopkins Press, Baltimore, MD.
Burkenroad, M. D. 1931. Notes on the Sound-Producing Marine Fishes of Louisiana. Copeia, 1931(1): 20-28.
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.
Banner, A. 1972. Use of Sound in Predation by Young Lemon Sharks, Negaprion brevirostris (Poey). Bulletin of Marine Science, 22(2): 251-283.
Various Artists. 1952. Sounds of the Sea, Vol. 1. Sonic Fish Sounds. Underwater Sounds of Biological Origin. Folkways Records. Album No. FX6121.
Ladich, F., Bass, A. H. 1998. Sonic/Vocal Motor Pathways in Catfishes: Comparisons with Other Teleosts. Brain, Behavior and Evolution, 51(6): 315-330.
Tavolga, W. N. 1971. Acoustic Orientation in the Sea Catfish, Galeichthys felis. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 188: 80-97.
Tavolga, W. N. 1967. Marine Animal Data Atlas. Technical Teport 1212-2, American Museum of Natural History and U.S. Naval Training Device Center, Orlando, FL.