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| Sound produced | yes, active sound production |
| Type of sound produced | escape knocks, thumps, knocks & scrapes |
| Sound production organ | swim bladder & possibly teeth (similar to Gerres cinereus) |
| Sound mechanism | vibration of swim bladder & possibly stridulation of teeth (similar to Gerres cinereus) |
| Behavioural context | under duress (single raspy escape knock when held by tail, series of thumps, knocks & scrapes with manual and electric stimulation) |
| Reference | Fish, M.P. and W.H. Mowbray, 1970 |
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