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Argyrosomus japonicus
(Japanese meagre)
ianbanks, license: CC BY-NC 4.0, source: iNaturalist
Discovery of Sound in the Sea
Underwater sounds
List of Additional Resources
Number of Species Examined:
1214
Number of Soniferous Species:
1010
Number of Sound Recordings:
269
Number of References:
940
Last Data Update:
2022/04/28
Latest Fish:
Prochilodus argenteus
Latest Recording:
Argyrosomus regius - Grunt