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Howard Jelks, U.S. Geological Survey, license: Public Domain, source: iNaturalist
Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Teleostei
Order:
Anabantiformes
Family:
Osphronemidae
Subfamily:
Macropodusinae
Genus:
Trichopsis
Species:
vittata
Common:
Croaking gourami
Climates:
Tropical
Temperate
Subtropical
Boreal
Waters:
Freshwater
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Regions:
Asia - Inland Waters
North America - Inland Waters
Ladich, F. 1998. Sound Characteristics and Outcome of Contests in Male Croaking Gouramis (Teleostei). Ethology, 104(6): 517-529.
Ladich (1998)
Species Identified
Sound Detected
Active
Passive Feeding
Other Passive
Morphophysiological
Auditory
Visual
Ladich, F., Fine, M. L. 1992. Localization of Pectoral Fin Motoneurons (Sonic and Hovering) in the Croaking Gourami Trichopsis vittatus. Brain, Behavior and Evolution, 39(1): 1-7.
Ladich and Fine (1992)
Ladich, F., Brittinger, W., Kratochvil, H. 1992. Significance of Agonistic Vocalization in the Croaking Gourami (Trichopsis vittatus, Teleostei). Ethology, 90(4): 307-314.
Ladich et al. (1992)
Gray, N. L., Marshall, J. A. 1976. The Effect of Size and Experience on Sound Production during Male-Male Agonistic Behavior in Trichopsis vittatus. Proceedings of the West Virginia Academy of Science, 48(1): 28-28.
Gray and Marshall (1976)
Ladich, F. 2007. Females Whisper Briefly during Sex: Context- and Sex-Specific Differences in Sounds Made by Croaking Gouramis. Animal Behaviour, 73(2): 379-387.
Ladich (2007)
Ladich, F., Maiditsch, I. P. 2018. Acoustic Signalling in Female Fish: Factors influencing Sound Characteristics in Croaking Gouramis. Bioacoustics, 27(4): 377-390.
Ladich and Maiditsch (2018)
Ladich, F., Yan, H. Y. 1998. Correlation between Auditory Sensitivity and Vocalization in Anabantoid Fishes. Journal of Comparative Physiology A, 182(6): 737-746.
Ladich and Yan (1998)
Ladich, F., Schleinzer, G. 2015. Effect of Temperature on Acoustic Communication: Sound Production in the Croaking Gourami (Labyrinth Fishes). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part A, 182: 8-13.
Ladich and Schleinzer (2015)
Wysocki, L. E., Ladich, F. 2001. The Ontogenetic Development of Auditory Sensitivity, Vocalization and Acoustic Communication in the Labyrinth Fish Trichopsis vittata. Journal of Comparative Physiology A, 187(3): 177-187.
Wysocki and Ladich (2001)
Bischof, C. 1996. Diversity in Agonistic Behavior of Croaking Gouramis (Trichopsis vittata, T. schalleri, and T. pumila; Anabantoidei) and the Paradise Fish (Macropodus opercularis; Anabantoidei). Aggressive Behavior, 22(6): 447-455.
Bischof (1996)