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2007-09-07 22:52:14 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics Zoology

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Some of our tropical fish make audible 'clicking' sounds while they're eating, especially if it's something they really like.
There's a 'talking' catfish that makes a 'barking' sound when it is out of the water (I've never heard one personally so I have no idea how loud this sound it).

2007-09-08 07:42:08 · answer #1 · answered by Catkin 7 · 0 0

We think of the highly evolved mammal creatures such as wales and dolphin to use sounds and to have developed echolocation that is far better than even our highest tech sonar used for military purposes! But there are tens if not hundreds of fish who also use sound for a number of reasons.
LIKE Sex. There are harbors of the world where sailors were kept awake by the incessant click-chirp-clatter or "horn" noise of the fish below in the mud singing their best areas to potential mates. The cacophony went on and on and the sailors, some the hardest of pirates, pulled anchor & moved to less safe, but quieter, lagoons.

In some cases the fish transfer air in thier swim bladders from one side to another or front to back and sometimes there is a release of a bit of gas. Some fish have fins that are designed like criket's legs to produce a sound.

There are scientists who go in the wild with sophisticated amplifiers, hydrophones and even frequency shifting devices that bring fish talk into human hearing range. Ha. You may not just be WATCHING that aquuarium some night..

2007-09-08 07:38:50 · answer #2 · answered by Downeasta 2 · 1 0

Sound is an ideal way for animals to communicate in the ocean. Sound attenuates little in the ocean, is directional, and is very useful where there is no light.

Many fishes have evolved the ability to produce sounds by drumming the swimbladder with specialized muscles or bones. While many fishes are known to produce sound, most have not been studied.

2007-09-08 06:01:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3 0

Some kinds of goldfish actually murmur. Other fish (aptly called drums) make low booming noises to attract females.

2007-09-08 15:16:25 · answer #4 · answered by morph_888 4 · 0 0

blooooop wlooooooop gloooooooooop.

2007-09-08 06:22:17 · answer #5 · answered by Tea Lover 3 · 1 1

bloop bloop!

2007-09-08 05:59:39 · answer #6 · answered by AxPxE 2 · 1 1

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