Sounds Made by Mycteroperca microlepis
Picture by Cox, C.D.

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Sound produced yes, active sound production
Type of sound produced thumps
Sound production organ swim bladder
Sound mechanism vibration by contraction of associated muscles
Behavioural context under duress (mild electric stimulation)
Reference Fish, M.P. and W.H. Mowbray, 1970
Remark recorded with highpass filter: 70 Hz, recording amplified by 6 dB
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