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uconnbirdfish, license: CC BY-NC 4.0, source: iNaturalist
Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Teleostei
Order:
Clupeiformes
Family:
Alosidae
Genus:
Alosa
Species:
pseudoharengus
Common:
Alewife
Climates:
Tropical
Temperate
Subtropical
Boreal
Waters:
Freshwater
Brackish water
Marine
Map of Known Habitats
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Regions:
Atlantic, Northwest
Atlantic, Western Central
North America - Inland Waters
Description
Sound Names: Cough; Mouthbubble; Snitch
Citable References
Rountree et al. (2018)
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.
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Species Identified
Sound Detected
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Passive Feeding
Other Passive
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Rountree, R. A., Juanes, F., Bolgan, M. 2020. Temperate Freshwater Soundscapes: A Cacophony of Undescribed Biological Sounds Now Threatened by Anthropogenic Noise. PLoS ONE, 15(3).
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.
Rountree, R. A., Juanes, F., Bolgan, M. 2018. Air Movement Sound Production by Alewife, White Sucker, and Four Salmonid Fishes Suggests the Phenomenon Is Widespread among Freshwater Fishes. PLoS ONE, 13(9).
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.