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Howard Jelks, U.S. Geological Survey, license: Public Domain, source: iNaturalist
Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Teleostei
Order:
Anabantiformes
Family:
Osphronemidae
Subfamily:
Macropodusinae
Genus:
Trichopsis
Species:
vittata
Common:
Croaking gourami
Climates:
Tropical
Temperate
Subtropical
Boreal
Waters:
Freshwater
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Regions:
Asia - Inland Waters
North America - Inland Waters
Ladich, F., Maiditsch, I. P. 2018. Acoustic Signalling in Female Fish: Factors influencing Sound Characteristics in Croaking Gouramis. Bioacoustics, 27(4): 377-390.
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Species Identified
Sound Detected
Active
Passive Feeding
Other Passive
Morphophysiological
Auditory
Visual
Ladich, F., Yan, H. Y. 1998. Correlation between Auditory Sensitivity and Vocalization in Anabantoid Fishes. Journal of Comparative Physiology A, 182(6): 737-746.
Ladich, F., Schleinzer, G. 2015. Effect of Temperature on Acoustic Communication: Sound Production in the Croaking Gourami (Labyrinth Fishes). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part A, 182: 8-13.
Wysocki, L. E., Ladich, F. 2001. The Ontogenetic Development of Auditory Sensitivity, Vocalization and Acoustic Communication in the Labyrinth Fish Trichopsis vittata. Journal of Comparative Physiology A, 187(3): 177-187.
Bischof, C. 1996. Diversity in Agonistic Behavior of Croaking Gouramis (Trichopsis vittata, T. schalleri, and T. pumila; Anabantoidei) and the Paradise Fish (Macropodus opercularis; Anabantoidei). Aggressive Behavior, 22(6): 447-455.
Ladich, F. 1998. Sound Characteristics and Outcome of Contests in Male Croaking Gouramis (Teleostei). Ethology, 104(6): 517-529.
Ladich, F., Fine, M. L. 1992. Localization of Pectoral Fin Motoneurons (Sonic and Hovering) in the Croaking Gourami Trichopsis vittatus. Brain, Behavior and Evolution, 39(1): 1-7.
Ladich, F., Brittinger, W., Kratochvil, H. 1992. Significance of Agonistic Vocalization in the Croaking Gourami (Trichopsis vittatus, Teleostei). Ethology, 90(4): 307-314.
Gray, N. L., Marshall, J. A. 1976. The Effect of Size and Experience on Sound Production during Male-Male Agonistic Behavior in Trichopsis vittatus. Proceedings of the West Virginia Academy of Science, 48(1): 28-28.
Ladich, F. 2007. Females Whisper Briefly during Sex: Context- and Sex-Specific Differences in Sounds Made by Croaking Gouramis. Animal Behaviour, 73(2): 379-387.