This noise stems from a special type of pharyngeal teeth that are used to extract snails from their shells.
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Molas are said to be able to produce sound by grinding their long, claw-like pharyngeal teeth.
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Cichlids'distinctive pharyngeal teeth, in the throat of the fish, are present in shell dwellers, though small.
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Pharyngeal teeth are located in the throat of some species of fish, specifically the pharyngeal arch of these fishes throats.
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The Cape Fear shiner ( family Cyprinidae ) only has pharyngeal teeth, similar to the teeth of other omnivorous shiners.
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Molids are said to be able to produce sound by grinding their pharyngeal teeth, which are long and claw-like.
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Compared to the other members of the genus " Zebrasoma ", the sailfin tang has larger but fewer pharyngeal teeth.
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The pharyngeal teeth are long, straight, and knife-shaped; the dorsal part of each tooth has a narrow grinding surface.
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Members of the " Botia " genus such as clown loaches are known to make distinctive clicking sounds when they grind their pharyngeal teeth.
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Like other members of their family, these fish produce a grunting sound by grinding their pharyngeal teeth, the behavior which inspired their common name.
