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Robertson & Van Tassell D. & J., license: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, source: iNaturalist
Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Teleostei
Order:
Perciformes
Suborder:
Serranoidei
Family:
Epinephelidae
Genus:
Epinephelus
Species:
itajara
Common:
Atlantic goliath grouper
Climates:
Tropical
Temperate
Subtropical
Boreal
Waters:
Brackish water
Marine
Map of Known Habitats
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Regions:
Atlantic, Eastern Central
Atlantic, Southeast
Atlantic, Southwest
Atlantic, Western Central
Pacific, Eastern Central
Pacific, Southeast
Description
Sound Name: Unnamed
Citable References
Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab (ML112352)
Sound Names: Boom; Grunt Thump
Kaschner (2012)
Fish and Mowbray (1970)
Malinowski, C., Coleman, F., Koenig, C., Locascio, J., Murie, D. 2019. Are Atlantic Goliath Grouper, Epinephelus itajara, Establishing More Northerly Spawning Sites? Evidence from the Northeast Gulf of Mexico. Bulletin of Marine Science, 95(3): 371-391.
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Species Identified
Sound Detected
Active
Passive Feeding
Other Passive
Morphophysiological
Auditory
Visual
Moulton, J. M. 1958. The Acoustical Behavior of Some Fishes in the Bimini Area. Biological Bulletin, 114(3): 357-374.
Koenig, C. C., Bueno, L. S., Coleman, F. C., Cusick, J. A., Ellis, R. D., Kingon, K., Locascio, J. V., Malinowski, C., Murie, D. J., Stallings, C. D. 2017. Diel, Lunar, and Seasonal Spawning Patterns of the Atlantic Goliath Grouper, Epinephelus itajara, off Florida, United States. Bulletin of Marine Science, 93(2): 391-406.
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.
Mann, D., Locascio, J., Schärer, M., Koenig, C., Nemeth, M., Nelson, M., Coleman, F., Appeldoorn, R. 2008. Passive Acoustic Detection of Grouper Sound Production. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 123(5): 3098-3098.
Mann, D., Coleman, F., Koenig, C. 2008. Sound Production by Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara) on a Spawning Aggregation Site. Proceedings of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, 60: 624-625.
Mann, D. A., Locascio, J. V., Coleman, F. C., Koenig, C. C. 2009. Goliath Grouper Epinephelus itajara Sound Production and Movement Patterns on Aggregation Sites. Endangered Species Research, 7(3): 229-236.