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BEDO (Thailand), license: CC BY-SA 4.0, source: iNaturalist
Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Teleostei
Order:
Anabantiformes
Family:
Osphronemidae
Subfamily:
Macropodusinae
Genus:
Trichopsis
Species:
pumila
Common:
Pygmy gourami
Climates:
Tropical
Waters:
Freshwater
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Regions:
Asia - Inland Waters
Liesch, N., Ladich, F. 2020. Both Sexes Produce Sounds in Vocal Fish Species: Testing the Hypothesis in the Pygmy Gourami (Labyrinth Fishes). Journal of Experimental Biology, 223(10).
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Species Identified
Sound Detected
Active
Passive Feeding
Other Passive
Morphophysiological
Auditory
Visual
Novak, A., Cisar, P., Bruneau, M., Lotton, P., Simon, L. 2019. Localization of Sound-Producing Fish in a Water-Filled Tank. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 146(6): 4842-4850.
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., Yan, H. Y. 1998. Correlation between Auditory Sensitivity and Vocalization in Anabantoid Fishes. Journal of Comparative Physiology A, 182(6): 737-746.