biological cacophony of fish sounds could help scientists

biological cacophony of fish sounds could help scientists

By Hina Alam

Source: theglobeandmail

1/24/2023

Credit: Kieran Cox

Fish, it turns out, are a chatty lot. They communicate about everything from what area of the sea has the best food to where predators might be hiding and, of course, their desire for a mate.

Now, researchers from universities in Canada, the United States and Brazil have put together an online portal called FishSounds that lets people sift through an inventory of sea creature noises. People can listen to the underwater recordings and learn that a sablefish emits a rasp, while the orange-lined triggerfish makes a drumroll sound.