Sounds Made by Epinephelus adscensionis
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Sound produced yes, active sound production
Type of sound produced grunts
Sound production organ swim bladder
Sound mechanism vibration by contraction of associated axial muscles
Behavioural context under duress (handling or mild electric stimulation)
Reference Fish, M.P. and W.H. Mowbray, 1970
Remark sound production easily induced, recorded with lowpass filter: 1200 Hz
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