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
Schlagworte:	Alosa sapidissima Dolphins & porpoises Fish Marine Predators Sound Ultrasonic imaging
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