<i>In situ</i> source levels of mulloway (<i>Argyrosomus japonicus</i>) calls

Parsons, Miles; McCauley, Robert D.; Mackie, Michael C.; Siwabessy, Justy; Duncan, Alec J.

doi:10.1121/1.4756927

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“…In other species, it has been shown that SL increases with size while peak frequency decreases (Connaughton et al, 2000), thus the observed differences were expected. In contrast, the maximum SELs in the larger fish were lower than the smaller fish suggesting that the pulse duration was longer (Parsons et al, 2012). This is in line with the lower peak frequencies in calls of the larger fish.…”

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“…The remaining SL variation is not unusual in the wild. Parsons et al (2012) limits in SLs of a single A. japonicus at various ranges, while Lagardere and Mariani (2006) noted considerable differences in pressure amplitudes of consecutive pulses within single calls of Argyrosomus regius. Such variation has been noted in calls of other species as well (Nilsson, 2004).…”

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“…This is most likely due to the different method of sound production which appears to be specific to the Glaucosomatid family (Mok et al, 2011). Large sciaenids, such as mulloway (Argyrosomus japonicus) or black jewfish (Protonibea diacanthus), whose reported maximum lengths are 1.81 and 1.50 m, respectively (Sasaki, 2001;Silberschneider et al, 2009), can produce calls of mean SL over 150 and up to 172 dB re 1 lPa at 1 m (Cato, 1980;McCauley, 2001;Parsons, 2010;Locascio and Mann, 2011;Parsons et al, 2012) which can propagate several hundred meters (Parsons et al, 2009(Parsons et al, , 2012. Individual G. hebraicum calls are more likely to be effective at ranges of up to around 100 m (assuming typical ambient noise levels of 80-90 dB re 1 lPa over the same bandwidth and spherical spreading as the maximum transmission loss).…”

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“…Similar to Parsons et al (2012), the call SLs are presented in three formats to aid comparison of the results reported here with other past and future results. SLs have been quoted in sound pressure level (SPL; dB re 1 lPa at 1 m), sound exposure level (SEL; dB re 1 lPa2 s at 1 m), and peak-peak pressure (Pa) as defined in Southall et al (2007).…”

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“…Removal of background noise and call energy level analyses were conducted using methods outlined in McCauley (2001) and Parsons et al (2012) with a suite of MATLAB programs developed at the CMST, including the characterisation of recorded underwater sounds (CHORUS) toolbox. Spectrograms were produced using either a 1024 -or 256-sample Hanning window.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Sound production by the West Australian dhufish (Glaucosoma hebraicum)

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Longbottom

Lewis

et al. 2013

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

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Biological examinations of Glaucosomatid fish species have suggested that they could produce sound via swimbladder vibration, using "sonic" muscles. However, there have been few reported instances of it in the family. West Australian dhufish (Glaucosoma hebraicum) is an iconic teleost, endemic to Western Australia. Dissection of G. hebraicum in this study identified the presence of "sonic" muscle pairs in immature and sexually mature individuals. The muscle tissue originates in the otic region of the skull with its insertion at the anterior of the swimbladder. Recordings of sounds were acquired from two male G. hebraicum, at a range of 1 m, during capture. Calls comprised 1 to 14 swimbladder pulses with spectral peak frequency of 154 6 45 Hz (n ¼ 67 calls) and 3 dB bandwidth of 110 6 50 Hz. The mean of all call maximum source levels was 126 dB re 1 lPa at 1 m with the highest level at 137 dB re 1 lPa at 1 m. The confirmation of sound production by G. hebraicum and the acoustic characteristics of those sounds could be used to gain a better understanding of its ecology and, particularly, whether the production of sound is associated with specific behaviors, such as reproduction.

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confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Sound production by the West Australian dhufish (Glaucosoma hebraicum)

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Mechanisms of Fish Sound Production

Fine

Parmentier

2015

Animal Signals and Communication

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Fishes have evolved multiple mechanisms for sound production, many of which utilize sonic muscles that vibrate the swimbladder or the rubbing of bony elements. Sonic muscles are among the fastest muscles in vertebrates and typically drive the swimbladder to produce one sound cycle per contraction. These muscles may be extrinsic, typically extending from the head to the swimbladder, or intrinsic, likely a more-derived condition, in which muscles attach exclusively to the bladder wall. Recently discovered in Ophidiiform fishes, slow muscles stretch the swimbladder and associated tendons, allowing sound production by rebound (cock and release). In glaucosomatids, fast muscles produce a weak sound followed by a louder one, again produced by rebound, which may reflect an intermediate in the evolution of slow to superfast sonic muscles. Historically, the swimbladder has been modeled as an underwater resonant bubble. We provide evidence for an alternative hypothesis, namely that bladder sounds are driven as a forced rather than a resonant response, thus accounting for broad tuning, rapid damping, and directionality of fish sounds. Cases of sounds that damp slowly, an indication of resonance, are associated with tendons or bones that continue to vibrate and hence drive multiple cycles of swimbladder sound. Stridulation sounds, best studied in catfishes and damselfishes, are produced, respectively, as a series of quick jerks causing rubbing of a ribbed process against a rough surface or rapid jaw closing mediated by a specialized tendon. A cladogram of sonic fishes suggests that fish sound production has arisen independently multiple times.

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