Sounds Made by Cynoscion jamaicensis
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Sound produced yes, active sound production
Type of sound produced thumps
Sound production organ swim bladder with drumming muscles in males only & pharyngeal teeth in close proximity to swim bladder in both sexes (similar to Cynoscion regalis)
Sound mechanism unspecified, but probably similar to Cynoscion regalis: males only: vibration of swim bladder by contraction of associated "drumming" muscles, high-pitched clucking in both sexes produced by stridulation of pharyngeal teeth amplified by swim bladder
Behavioural context under duress (mild manual stimulation)
Reference Fish, M.P. and W.H. Mowbray, 1970
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