Sounds Made by Elagatis bipinnulata
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Sound produced yes, active sound production
Type of sound produced grunts
Sound production organ pharyngeal teeth & swim bladder
Sound mechanism not specified but probably like other carangids (stridulation of teeth amplified by swim bladder)
Behavioural context during flight
Reference Fish, M.P. and W.H. Mowbray, 1970
Remark no recordings available, escape grunts appear to be consistent with other carangids
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