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Sascha Schulz, license: CC BY-NC 4.0, source: iNaturalist
Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Teleostei
Order:
Carangiformes
Family:
Carangidae
Subfamily:
Naucratinae
Genus:
Naucrates
Species:
ductor
Common:
Pilotfish
Climates:
Tropical
Temperate
Subtropical
Boreal
Waters:
Marine
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Regions:
Atlantic, Eastern Central
Atlantic, Northeast
Atlantic, Northwest
Atlantic, Southeast
Atlantic, Southwest
Atlantic, Western Central
Indian Ocean, Eastern
Indian Ocean, Western
Pacific, Eastern Central
Pacific, Northeast
Pacific, Northwest
Pacific, Southeast
Pacific, Southwest
Pacific, Western Central
Mediterranean and Black Sea
Allen, S., Demer, D. A. 2003. Detection and Characterization of Yellowfin and Bluefin Tuna Using Passive-Acoustical Techniques. Fisheries Research, 63(3): 393-403.
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Species Identified
Sound Detected
Active
Passive Feeding
Other Passive
Morphophysiological
Auditory
Visual
Fish, M. P. 1954. The Character and Significance of Sound Production among Fishes of the Western North Atlantic. Bulletin of the Bingham Oceanographic Collection, 14(3): 1-109.
Fish, M. P., Mowbray, W. H. 1970. Sounds of Western North Atlantic Fishes, A Reference File of Biological Underwater Sounds. The Johns Hopkins Press, Baltimore, MD.
Fish, M. P., Kelsey, A. S. J., Mowbray, W. H. 1952. Studies on the Production of Underwater Sound by North Atlantic Coastal Fishes. Journal of Marine Research, 11(2): 180-193.