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John E. Randall, license: CC BY-NC 3.0, source: FishBase
Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Teleostei
Order:
Acanthuriformes
Family:
Acanthuridae
Subfamily:
Acanthurinae
Genus:
Acanthurus
Species:
coeruleus
Common:
Blue tang surgeonfish
Climates:
Tropical
Temperate
Subtropical
Boreal
Waters:
Marine
Map of Known Habitats
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Regions:
Atlantic, Northwest
Atlantic, Southeast
Atlantic, Southwest
Atlantic, Western Central
Mediterranean and Black Sea
Description
Sound Name: Unnamed
Citable References
Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab (ML116963)
Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab (ML116427)
Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab (ML116962)
Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab (ML116428)
Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab (ML116429)
Moulton, J. M. 1958. The Acoustical Behavior of Some Fishes in the Bimini Area. Biological Bulletin, 114(3): 357-374.
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Species Identified
Sound Detected
Active
Passive Feeding
Other Passive
Morphophysiological
Auditory
Visual
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.