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Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Teleostei
Order:
Siluriformes
Family:
Pimelodidae
Genus:
Pimelodus
Species:
pictus
Common:
Pictus cat
Climates:
Tropical
Temperate
Subtropical
Waters:
Freshwater
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Regions:
South America - Inland Waters
Kaatz, I. M., Stewart, D. J. 2012. Bioacoustic Variation of Swimbladder Disturbance Sounds in Neotropical Doradoid Catfishes (Siluriformes: Doradidae, Auchenipteridae): Potential Morphological Correlates. Current Zoology, 58(1): 171-188.
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Species Identified
Sound Detected
Active
Passive Feeding
Other Passive
Morphophysiological
Auditory
Visual
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.
Kaatz, I. M., Stewart, D. J., Rice, A. N., Lobel, P. S. 2010. Differences in Pectoral Fin Spine Morphology between Vocal and Silent Clades of Catfishes (Order Siluriformes): Ecomorphological Implications. Current Zoology, 56(1): 73-89.
Heyd, A., Pfeiffer, W. 2000. Über die Lauterzeugung der Welse (Siluroidei, Ostariophysi, Teleostei) und ihren Zusammenhang mit der Phylogenie und der Schreckreaktion [Sound Production in Catfish (Siluroidei, Ostariophysi, Teleostei) and Its Relationship to Phylogeny and Fright Reaction]. Revue Suisse De Zoologie, 107(1): 165-211.
Ladich, F., Maiditsch, I. P. 2020. Temperature Affects Sound Production in Fish with Two Sets of Sonic Organs: The Pictus Cat. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part A, 240.
Ladich, F., Fine, M. L. 1994. Localization of Swimbladder and Pectoral Motoneurons involved in Sound Production in Pimelodid Catfish. Brain, Behavior and Evolution, 44(2): 86-100.