Grouper Mating Call (AUDIO)

Florida Atlantic University

Caption

Numerous fish produce sounds for many reasons like courtship and mating, navigation, and defending their territories from intruders. Some groupers produce sounds associated with courtship during spawning aggregation that are specific to species.

Credit

Laurent M. Cherubin, Ph.D., Florida Atlantic University's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute

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Credit: Laurent M. Cherubin, Ph.D., Florida Atlantic University's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute

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