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Nils Tack, license: CC BY-NC 4.0, source: iNaturalist
Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Teleostei
Order:
Perciformes
Suborder:
Scorpaenoidei
Family:
Triglidae
Subfamily:
Prionotinae
Genus:
Prionotus
Species:
carolinus
Common:
Northern searobin
Climates:
Tropical
Temperate
Subtropical
Boreal
Waters:
Brackish water
Marine
Map of Known Habitats
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Regions:
Atlantic, Northwest
Atlantic, Western Central
Description
Sound Name: Unnamed
Citable References
Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab (ML116420)
Tower, R. W. 1908. The Production of Sound in the Drumfishes, the Sea-Robin and the Toadfish. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 18(5): 149-180.
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Sound Detected
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Connaughton, M. A. 2004. Sound Generation in the Searobin (Prionotus carolinus), a Fish with Alternate Sonic Muscle Contraction. Journal of Experimental Biology, 207(10): 1643-1654.
Evans, R. R. 1973. The Swimbladder and Associated Structures in Western Atlantic Sea Robins (Triglidae). Copeia, 1973(2): 315-321.
Fish, M. P. 1948. Sonic Fishes of the Pacific. Office of Naval Research, Contract N6 ori-195, No. 2 TO 1, NR-083-003, Technical Report No. 2.
Various Artists. 1952. Sounds of the Sea, Vol. 1. Sonic Fish Sounds. Underwater Sounds of Biological Origin. Folkways Records. Album No. FX6121.
Fish, M. P. 1954. The Character and Significance of Sound Production among Fishes of the Western North Atlantic. Bulletin of the Bingham Oceanographic Collection, 14(3): 1-109.
Fish, M. P., Mowbray, W. H. 1970. Sounds of Western North Atlantic Fishes, A Reference File of Biological Underwater Sounds. The Johns Hopkins Press, Baltimore, MD.
Moulton, J. M. 1956. Influencing the Calling of Sea Robins (Prionotus spp.) with Sound. Biological Bulletin, 111(3): 393-398.
Dobrin, M. B. 1947. Measurements of Underwater Noise Produced by Marine Life. Science, 105(2714): 19-23.
Fish, M. P., Kelsey, A. S. J., Mowbray, W. H. 1952. Studies on the Production of Underwater Sound by North Atlantic Coastal Fishes. Journal of Marine Research, 11(2): 180-193.