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Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Teleostei
Order:
Eupercaria
Family:
Haemulidae
Subfamily:
Haemulinae
Genus:
Haemulon
Species:
album
Common:
White margate
Climates:
Tropical
Temperate
Subtropical
Boreal
Waters:
Marine
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Regions:
Atlantic, Southwest
Atlantic, Western Central
Description
Sound Name: Grunt Thump
Citable References
Kaschner (2012)
Fish and Mowbray (1970)
Sound Name: Unnamed
Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab (ML112395)
Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab (ML112397)
Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab (ML112396)
Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab (ML116176)
Cummings, W. C., Brahy, B. D., Herrnkind, W. F. 1964. The Occurrence of Underwater Sounds of Biological Origin off the West Coast of Bimini, Bahamas. Marine Bio-Acoustics, Proceedings of a Symposium Held at the Lerner Marine Laboratory, Bimini, Bahamas, 27-43.
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Species Identified
Sound Detected
Active
Passive Feeding
Other Passive
Morphophysiological
Auditory
Visual
Tavolga, W. N. 1967. Marine Animal Data Atlas. Technical Teport 1212-2, American Museum of Natural History and U.S. Naval Training Device Center, Orlando, FL.
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.
Cummings, W. C., Brahy, B. D., Spires, J. Y. 1966. Sound Production, Schooling, and Feeding Habits of the Margate, Haemulon album Cuvier, off North Bimini, Bahamas. Bulletin of Marine Science, 16(3): 626-640.
Moulton, J. M. 1958. The Acoustical Behavior of Some Fishes in the Bimini Area. Biological Bulletin, 114(3): 357-374.