Behavior of Mormyrids

Mormyrids have specialized electric organs for generating signals,  and tuberous electroreceptors for receiving them.  In electric communication, a variety of signals, varying in waveform and repetition rates can be generated for different social contexts.  Signals serve as species-typical signatures in many species.

Each mormyrid has its own Electric Organ Discharge which has two parts:

a fixed EOD waveform, and  a variable sequence of pulse intervals.

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