A clupeid fish can detect ultrasound

A clupeid fish can detect ultrasound

It has been suggested that most teleost fishes cannot detect sounds higher than 2 or 3 kHz (ref. 1). However, we report here that at least one species of clupeid fish (herrings and shads), the American shad (Alosa sapidissima), can detect sounds up to 180 kHz. We speculate that clupeids are able to...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nature (London) 1997-09, Vol.389 (6649), p.341-341
Hauptverfasser: Mann, David A, Lu, Zhongmin, Popper, Arthur N
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Alosa sapidissima
Dolphins & porpoises
Fish
Marine
Predators
Sound
Ultrasonic imaging
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Zusammenfassung:It has been suggested that most teleost fishes cannot detect sounds higher than 2 or 3 kHz (ref. 1). However, we report here that at least one species of clupeid fish (herrings and shads), the American shad (Alosa sapidissima), can detect sounds up to 180 kHz. We speculate that clupeids are able to detect the ultrasonic clicks of one of their major predators, echolocating cetaceans.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/38636