Sounds Made by Haemulon macrostomum
Picture by Randall, J.E.

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Sound produced yes, active sound production
Type of sound produced grunts & knocks
Sound production organ pharyngeal teeth & swim bladder (similar to Haemulon album)
Sound mechanism pharyngeal teeth stridulation amplified by adjacent swim bladder (similar to Haemulon album)
Behavioural context under duress (grunts & escape sounds when netted, very loud grunting with manual stimulation, low knocks with electrical stimulation)
Reference Fish, M.P. and W.H. Mowbray, 1970
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