Sounds in the Seas

Global distribution of actively soniferous fish species found in a 2022 review. The relative size and colors of the circles represents a both the number of documented actively soniferous fish species, and b the percentage of documented actively soniferous species out of the total number of species and the percentage of documented actively soniferous species out of the number of species examined for sound production, respectively, native to each fishing area designated by the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations as reported in rfishbase (Boettiger et al. 2012). Areas with no documented actively soniferous fish species are marked with an “X” symbol. Species may be listed in multiple fishing areas.Source: Looby, Audrey et al., 2022.

Further Reading

• Looby, Audrey et al. "A quantitative inventory of global soniferous fish diversity", Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, Vol 32, (2022).
• Duarte, Carlos et al. “The soundscape of the Anthropocene Ocean”, Science, vol. 371, (2021).
• Scheifele, P.M. et al., “Indication of a Lombard vocal response in the St. Lawrence River Beluga”, Acoustical Society of America Journal, Vol. 117, Issue 3, pp. 1486-1492, 2005.
• Tyack, Peter L. and Edward H. Miller, “Vocal Anatomy, Acoustic Communication and Echolocation”, Marine Mammal Biology: An Evolutionary Approach, (2002): 142-184.
• “Lost at sea: ocean acidification undermines larval fish orientation via altered hearing and marine soundscape modification”, Royal Society, (2016).
• Freeman, Simon E. et al., “Photosynthesis by marine algae produces sound, contributing to the daytime soundscape on coral reefs”, PLoS ONE, vol.13, issue. 10, 2018.
• Mercado, Eduardo III, “Song Morphing by Humpback Whales: Cultural or Epiphenomenal?”, Front. Psychol, vol. 11, issue, 574403, (2021).
• Hersh, Taylor A., “Dialects over Space and Time: Cultural Identity and Evolution in Sperm Whale Codas.
• Tyack, Peter L. and Edward H. Miller: Vocal Anatomy, Acoustic Communication and Echolocation, in: Marine Mammal Biology: An Evolutionary Approach, edited byb Rus Hoelzel, (2002):142-184.