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Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Teleostei
Order:
Ophidiiformes
Family:
Carapidae
Subfamily:
Carapinae
Genus:
Encheliophis
Species:
boraborensis
Common:
Pinhead pearlfish
Climates:
Tropical
Temperate
Subtropical
Boreal
Waters:
Marine
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Regions:
Indian Ocean, Western
Pacific, Eastern Central
Pacific, Northwest
Pacific, Western Central
Description
Sound Names: Beat; Drum; Knock; Pulse
Citable References
Parmentier et al. (2003)
Kaschner (2012)
Parmentier, E., Vandewalle, P., Lagardère, J. P. 2003. Sound-Producing Mechanisms and Recordings in Carapini Species (Teleostei, Pisces). Journal of Comparative Physiology A, 189(4): 283-292.
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Lagardère, J. P., Millot, S., Parmentier, E. 2005. Aspects of Sound Communication in the Pearlfish Carapus boraborensis and Carapus homei (Carapidae). Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Comparative Experimental Biology, 303A(12): 1066-1074.
Parmentier, E., Lagardère, J.-P., Chancerelle, Y., Dufrane, D., Eeckhaut, I. 2008. Variations in Sound-Producing Mechanism in the Pearifish Carapini (Carapidae). Journal of Zoology, 276(3): 266-275.
Parmentier, E., Lagardère, J.-P., Braquegnier, J.-B., Vandewalle, P., Fine, M. L. 2006. Sound Production Mechanism in Carapid Fish: First Example with a Slow Sonic Muscle. Journal of Experimental Biology, 209(15): 2952-2960.
Vandewalle, P., Parmentier, E., Poulicek, M., Bussers, J.-C., Chardon, M. 1998. Distinctive Anatomical Features of the Branchial Basket in Four Carapidae Species (Ophidiiformi, Paracanthopterygii). European Journal of Morphology, 36(3): 153-164.