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Sound production by a recoiling system in the Pempheridae and Terapontidae
Parmentier, E.; Fine, M.L.; Mok, H.-K. (2016). Sound production by a recoiling system in the Pempheridae and Terapontidae. J. Morphol. 277(6): 717-724. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmor.20529
In: Journal of Morphology. The Wistar Institute Press/Wiley: Philadelphia, Pa . ISSN 0362-2525; e-ISSN 1097-4687, more
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Keyword
    Marine/Coastal
Author keywords
    acoustic; swimbladder; communication; Percomorpha

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  • Parmentier, E., more
  • Fine, M.L.
  • Mok, H.-K.

Abstract
    Sound‐producing mechanisms in fishes are extraordinarily diversified. We report here original mechanisms of three species from two families: the pempherid Pempheris oualensis, and the terapontids Terapon jarbua and Pelates quadrilineatus. All sonic mechanisms are built on the same structures. The rostral part of the swimbladder is connected to a pair of large sonic muscles from the head whereas the posterior part is fused with bony widenings of vertebral bodies. Two bladder regions are separated by a stretchable fenestra that allows forward extension of the anterior bladder during muscle contraction. A recoiling apparatus runs between the inner face of the anterior swimbladder and a vertebral body expansion. The elastic nature of the recoiling apparatus supports its role in helping the swimbladder to recover its initial position during sonic muscle relaxation. This system should aid fast contraction (between 100 and 250Hz) of sonic muscles. There are many differences between species in terms of the swimbladder and its attachments to the vertebral column, muscle origins, and morphology of the recoiling apparatus. The recoiling apparatus found in the phylogenetically‐related families (Glaucosomatidae, Pempheridae, Terapontidae) could indicate a new character within the Percomorpharia.

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