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Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Teleostei
Order:
Eupercaria
Family:
Sciaenidae
Genus:
Sciaena
Species:
umbra
Common:
Brown meagre
Climates:
Tropical
Temperate
Subtropical
Boreal
Waters:
Brackish water
Marine
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Regions:
Atlantic, Eastern Central
Atlantic, Northeast
Mediterranean and Black Sea
Description
Sound Name: Regular
Citable References
Picciulin et al. (2013)
Sound Name: Chorus
Sound Name: Irregular
Protasov, V. R., Romanenko, E. V. 1961. [On Nature of Sounds Produced by Certain Black Sea Fishes]. Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR, 139(3): 726-728.
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Species Identified
Sound Detected
Active
Passive Feeding
Other Passive
Morphophysiological
Auditory
Visual
Codarin, A., Wysocki, L. E., Ladich, F., Picciulin, M. 2009. Effects of Ambient and Boat Noise on Hearing and Communication in Three Fish Species Living in a Marine Protected Area (Miramare, Italy). Marine Pollution Bulletin, 58(12): 1880-1887.
Protasov, V. R., Romanenko, E. V. 1962. [Sounds Emitted by Some Fish, and Their Signal Importance]. Zoologicheskii Zhurnal, 41(10): 1516-1528.
Picciulin, M., Sebastianutto, L., Codarin, A., Calcagno, G., Ferrero, E. A. 2012. Brown Meagre Vocalization Rate increases during Repetitive Boat Noise Exposures: A Possible Case of Vocal Compensation. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 132(5): 3118-3124.
Picciulin, M., Calcagno, G., Sebastianutto, L., Bonacito, C., Codarin, A., Costantini, M., Ferrero, E. A. 2013. Diagnostics of Nocturnal Calls of Sciaena umbra (L., Fam. Sciaenidae) in a Nearshore Mediterranean Marine Reserve. Bioacoustics, 22(2): 109-120.
Di Iorio, L., Audax, M., Deter, J., Holon, F., Lossent, J., Gervaise, C., Boissery, P. 2021. Biogeography of Acoustic Biodiversity of NW Mediterranean Coralligenous Reefs. Scientific Reports, 11(16991).
La Manna, G., Manghi, M., Perretti, F., Sarà, G. 2016. Behavioral Response of Brown Meagre (Sciaena umbra) to Boat Noise. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 110(1): 324-334.
Pierettia N., Lo Martire, M., Farina, A., Danovaro, R. 2017. Marine Soundscape as an Additional Biodiversity Monitoring Tool: A Case Study from the Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea). Ecological Indicators, 83: 13-20.
Burchardt, L. S., Picciulin, M., Parmentier, E., Bolgan, M. 2021. A Primer on Rhythm Quantification for Fish Sounds: A Mediterranean Case Study. Royal Society Open Science, 8(9).
Desiderà, E., Guidetti, P., Panzalis, P., Navone, A., Valentini-Poirrier, C.-A., Boissery, P., Gervaise, C., Di Iorio, L. 2019. Acoustc Fish Communities: Sound Diversity of Rocky Habitats Reflects Fish Species Diversity. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 608: 183-197.
Picciulin, M., Bolgan, M., Codarin, A., Fiorin, R., Zucchetta, M., Malavasi, S. 2013. Passive Acoustic Monitoring of Sciaena umbra on Rocky Habitats in the Venetian Littoral Zone. Fisheries Research, 145: 76-81.
Picciulin, M., Fiorin, R., Facca, C., Malavasi, S. 2020. Sound Features and Vocal Rhythms as a Proxy for Locating the Spawning Ground of Sciaena umbra in the Wild. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 30(7): 1299-1312.
Shishkova, E. V. 1958. [Notes and investigations on Sound Produced by Fishes]. Tr. Vses. Inst. Ribn. Hozaist. Okeanograf., 36: 280-294.
Parmentier, E., Di Iorio, L., Picciulin, M., Malavasi, S., Lagardère, J.-P., Bertucci, F. 2018. Consistency of Spatiotemporal Sound Features Supports the Use of Passive Acoustics for Long-Term Monitoring. Animal Conservation, 21(3): 211-220.
Picciulin, M., Codarin, A., Spoto, M. 2008. Characterization of Small-Boat Noises Compared with the Chorus of Sciaena umbra (Sciaenidae). Bioacoustics, 17(1-3): 210-212.
La Manna, G., Picciulin, M., Crobu, A., Perretti, F., Ronchetti, F., Manghi, M., Ruiu, A., Ceccherelli, G. 2021. Marine Soundscape and Fish Biophony of a Mediterranean Marine Protected Area. PeerJ, 9.
Picciulin, M., Bolgan, M., Facca, C., Fiorin, R., Riccato, F., Malavasi, S. 2021. Sound Discrimination of Two Sympatric, Threatened Fish Species Allows for Their in Situ Mapping. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 31(8): 2103-2118.