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Lee Nachtigal, license: CC BY 4.0, source: iNaturalist
Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Teleostei
Order:
Cichliformes
Family:
Cichlidae
Subfamily:
Pseudocrenilabrinae
Genus:
Maylandia
Species:
callainos
Climates:
Tropical
Waters:
Freshwater
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Regions:
Africa - Inland Waters
Description
Sound Name: Growl
Citable References
Amorim et al. (2004)
Amorim et al. (2008)
Van Staaden, M., Wysocki, L. E., Ladich, F. 2012. Ecoacoustical Constraints Shape Sound Communication in Lake Malawi Cichlids. Bioacoustics, 21(1): 84-84.
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Species Identified
Sound Detected
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Passive Feeding
Other Passive
Morphophysiological
Auditory
Visual
Amorim, M. C. P., Knight, M. E., Stratoudakis, Y., Turner, G. F. 2004. Differences in Sounds Made by Courting Males of Three Closely Related Lake Malawi Cichlid Species. Journal of Fish Biology, 65(5): 1358-1371.
Amorim, M. C. P., Simões, J. M., Fonseca, P. J., Turner, G. F. 2008. Species Differences in Courtship Acoustic Signals among Five Lake Malawi Cichlid Species (Pseudotropheus spp.). Journal of Fish Biology, 72(6): 1355-1368.
Danley, P. D., Husemann, M., Chetta, J. 2012. Acoustic Diversity in Lake Malawi’s Rock-Dwelling Cichlids. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 93(1): 23-30.
Smith, A. R., van Staaden, M. J. 2009. The Association of Visual and Acoustic Courtship Behaviors in African Cichlid Fishes. Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology, 42(3): 211-216.
Smith, A. R. 2007. Is Acoustic Communication a Candidate Signal for Sexual Selection in Malawian Cichlids? Master's Thesis, Bowling Green State University.
Van Staaden, M. J., Smith, A. R. 2011. Cutting the Gordian Knot: Complex Signaling in African Cichlids Is More than Multimodal. Current Zoology, 57(2): 237-252.