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The sounds of coral reefs

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What Kind of Information Are These Fish Communicating?

A lot of different fish make a variant of this sound. It's often what we call benthic fish, fish that stay on the bottom and hold the territory. They will make these noises to advertise their presence or to warn our other fish. Other times it's to do with courtships. And some of the time it just seems to be idle chit chat.

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