Fish Can Talk

[pioneer]

The undersea world isn't as quiet as we thought, according to a New Zealand researcher who found fish can "talk" to each other.

Fish communicate with noises including grunts, chirps, and pops, University of Auckland marine scientist Shahriman Ghazali has discovered according to newspaper reports Wednesday.

"All fish can hear, but not all can make soundâ€"pops and other sounds made by vibrating their swim bladder, a muscle they can contract," Ghazali told the New Zealand Herald.

Fish are believed to communicate with each other for different reasons, including attracting mates, scaring off predators, or orienting themselves.

The gurnard species has a wide vocal repertoire and keeps up a constant chatter, Ghazali found after studying different species of fish placed into tanks.

On the other hand, cod usually kept silent, except when they were spawning.

"The hypothesis is that they are using sound as a synchronization so that the male and female release their eggs at the same time for fertilization," he said. - Agence France Presse

[buwadsanga]

tinuod ni. ang dagat ug mag scuba dive ka, kong banha inig decend nimo daghag isda imong makita...

[hubag bohol]

If fish can talk, then frogs can lecture...

[Chongki]

.... sure thing

[hubag bohol]

.... sure thing

On all subjects under the sun?