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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: Irregular
Citable References
Picciulin et al. (2013)
Sound Name: Chorus
Sound Name: Regular
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.
Protasov and Romanenko (1961)
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.
Codarin et al. (2009)
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).
Di Iorio et al. (2021)
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.
La Manna et al. (2016)
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.
Protasov, V. R., Romanenko, E. V. 1962. [Sounds Emitted by Some Fish, and Their Signal Importance]. Zoologicheskii Zhurnal, 41(10): 1516-1528.
Protasov and Romanenko (1962)
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 et al. (2012)
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.
Pierettia N. et al. (2017)
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.
Picciulin et al. (2020)
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).
Burchardt et al. (2021)
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.
Desiderà et al. (2019)
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., 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.
Picciulin et al. (2021)
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.
Picciulin et al. (2008)
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.
La Manna et al. (2021)
Shishkova, E. V. 1958. [Notes and investigations on Sound Produced by Fishes]. Tr. Vses. Inst. Ribn. Hozaist. Okeanograf., 36: 280-294.
Shishkova (1958)
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.
Parmentier et al. (2018)