Morphological Correlates and Behavioral Functions of Sound Production in Loricariid Catfish, with a Focus on <i>Pterygoplichthys pardalis</i> (Castelnau, 1855)
The Neotropical catfish Pterygoplichthys pardalis produces a harsh stridulation sound upon manual capture. This stridulation sound is made on the abduction of the pectoral fin spine, and is accomplished by friction of a ridged dorsal condyle against a rough spinal fossa of the cleithrum in the pecto...
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PDXScholar
2018
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| Online Access: | https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/4155 https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5169&context=open_access_etds |