Goliath Grouper (IMAGE)

Florida Atlantic University

Goliath Grouper

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While many species of fish produce sound, the goliath grouper, which can reach up to 700 pounds, generates characteristic low-frequency sounds when they mate as well as when they are approached by divers. The 'boom' sounds that they make are acoustically distinct from other species of groupers.

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Florida Atlantic University's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute

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