University of Victoria (UVic) biologists have discovered that even closely related fish species make unique and distinctive ...

University of Victoria biologists have discovered that fish can be identified by sound alone, finding that even closely related species produce distinct vocalizations — a breakthrough that could ...

Summer is here, and beaches and docks are full of the sounds of people having fun: splashing in the water, revving motor boats, thumping sand into castle shapes. If you can find a quieter spot of ...

A species of fish makes grunting sounds by grinding its teeth. The French grunt fish (Haemulon flavolineatum; pictured) is thought to groan in distress by rubbing together its pharyngeal jaws, a ...

Coral reefs are necessarily gorgeous in color and movement, but below the waves there is a similarly colorful world of sound. Underwater, there is a soundscape of snapping shrimp, grunting fish, and ...

UC San Diego music professor Lei Liang and his students are using the sounds of snapping shrimp and grunting fish to compose ocean-inspired music concerts. As the music plays, audiences are surrounded ...

Triggerfish, a fun and tasty fish, are being caught off the coast of New Jersey. Bluefin and yellowfin tuna are being caught at the Triple Wrecks. The summer season is in full swing now, the ...

Last week it was a tarpon, this week it's triggerfish as the summer ocean temps are drawing in more warm water fish. The temp was pushing 70 degrees in several surf locales, but off the beach it was a ...