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| Sound produced | yes, active sound production |
| Type of sound produced | booms |
| Sound production organ | swim bladder |
| Sound mechanism | vibration by contraction of associated muscles (probably similar as in Epinephelus striatus) |
| Behavioural context | competitive feeding |
| Reference | Fish, M.P. and W.H. Mowbray, 1970 |
| Bemerkung | single sound recorded (repeated 4 x), recorded with bandpass filter: 40 -1200 Hz |