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I just caught the end of an NPR story on fish communication and they found out that clownfish (as in Finding Nemo) makes the clicking noise with their jaw.
Not sure if this is how clown loaches do it. I've always been curious how my b. histrionica make their noise.

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn1 ... jaws-.html

Interesting article, mistergreen.
There's always something new to learn.

i found this article a while ago that suggests that a bony encapsualtion of the swim bladder, with holes in, leading to channels under the skin, could be part of the clicking process.

Auditory role of lateral trunk channels in cobitid fshes, H. Kratochvil and F. Ladich, J Comp Physiol A (2000) 186: 279-285

Sssshh....that stuff's in the book

Martin.

now if you had told me, i would have put my fingers on my lips