Sounds Made by Epinephelus itajara
Picture by Bertoncini, A.A.

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Sound produced yes, active sound production
Type of sound produced booms, grunts,
Sound production organ swim bladder
Sound mechanism vibration by contraction of associated muscles (probably similar as in Epinephelus striatus)
Behavioural context under duress (handling)
Reference Fish, M.P. and W.H. Mowbray, 1970
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