Listening to Spawning Fish

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Soniferous Fishes

Species Spawning Habitat in MAB* Prominence Vocalization Eggs Described
Pollock Winter, shelf Periodically abundant Fish and Mowbray, 1970 Markle and Frost 1985
Red Hake Summer, shelf Common Fish and Mowbray, 1970 Markle and Frost 1985
Spotted Hake Late Summer and Early Spring, shelf Common Fish and Mowbray, 1970 Markle and Frost 1985
Striped cusk-eel Summer, shelf and bays Common Mann et al., 1997 Fahay 1992
Oyster toadfish Summer, estuaries Common Fish and Mowbray, 1970 Dovel 1960
Searobins of genus Prionotus Summer, shelf and estuaries Common Fish and Mowbray, 1970 Crocker 1965, Yuschak and Lund 1984
Silver Perch Summer, estuary to shelf Rare, periodically abundant Fish and Mowbray, 1970 Kuntz 1914
Weakfish Onset in spring, duration variable, near inlets Abundant Fish and Mowbray, 1970; Connaughton and Taylor, 1996 Fahay 1983
Atlantic croaker September-October, shelf Periodically abundant Fish and Mowbray, 1970 undescribed
Black drum Bay to shelf Uncommon Fish and Mowbray, 1970 Daniel and Graves 1994
Tautog Spring, Inner shelf and estuaries Abundant at LEO-15 Fish and Mowbray, 1970 Chenoweth 1963
Ocean Triggerfish Late summer, Fall, shelf Periodically common Fish and Mowbray, 1970 Not reported to spawn in MAB
Northern Puffer Summer, near shore Periodically common Fish and Mowbray, 1970 Eggs demersal and adhesive