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Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Teleostei
Order:
Eupercaria
Family:
Sciaenidae
Genus:
Leiostomus
Species:
xanthurus
Common:
Spot croaker
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 (ML116476)
Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab (ML116477)
Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab (ML116284)
Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab (ML116475)
Various Artists. 1952. Sounds of the Sea, Vol. 1. Sonic Fish Sounds. Underwater Sounds of Biological Origin. Folkways Records. Album No. FX6121.
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Species Identified
Sound Detected
Active
Passive Feeding
Other Passive
Morphophysiological
Auditory
Visual
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.
Vance, T. L., Hewson, J. M., Modla, S., Connaughton, M. A. 2002. Variability in Sonic Muscle Size and innervation among Three Sciaenids: Spot, Atlantic Croaker, and Weakfish. Copeia, 2002(4): 1137-1143.
Dobrin, M. B. 1947. Measurements of Underwater Noise Produced by Marine Life. Science, 105(2714): 19-23.
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.
Burkenroad, M. D. 1931. Notes on the Sound-Producing Marine Fishes of Louisiana. Copeia, 1931(1): 20-28.
Hill, G. L., Fine, M. L., Musick, J. A. 1987. Ontogeny of the Sexually Dimorphic Sonic Muscle in Three Sciaenid Species. Copeia, 1987(3): 708-713.
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.