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ArticlePeerJ2017

Diversity of fish sound types in the Pearl River Estuary, China.

Zhi-Tao Wang, Douglas P Nowacek, Tomonari Akamatsu, Ke-Xiong Wang, Jian-Chang Liu, Guo-Qin Duan, Han-Jiang Cao, Ding Wang

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Zhi-Tao WangThe Key Laboratory of Aquatic Biodiversity and Conservation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Hydrobiology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, P.R. China.
Douglas P NowacekDivision of Marine Science and Conservation, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University of Marine Laboratory, NC, Beaufort, USA.
Tomonari AkamatsuNational Research Institute of Fisheries Science, Fisheries Research and Development Agency, Kanagawa, Japan.
Ke-Xiong WangThe Key Laboratory of Aquatic Biodiversity and Conservation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Hydrobiology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, P.R. China.
Jian-Chang LiuTransport Planning and Research Institute, Ministry of Transport, Beijing, P.R. China.
Guo-Qin DuanHongkong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Authority, Guangzhou, China.
Han-Jiang CaoHongkong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Authority, Guangzhou, China.
Ding WangThe Key Laboratory of Aquatic Biodiversity and Conservation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Hydrobiology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, P.R. China.

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Abstract

backgroundRepetitive species-specific sound enables the identification of the presence and behavior of soniferous species by acoustic means. Passive acoustic monitoring has been widely applied to monitor the spatial and temporal occurrence and behavior of calling species.

methodsUnderwater biological sounds in the Pearl River Estuary, China, were collected using passive acoustic monitoring, with special attention paid to fish sounds. A total of 1,408 suspected fish calls comprising 18,942 pulses were qualitatively analyzed using a customized acoustic analysis routine.

resultsWe identified a diversity of 66 types of fish sounds. In addition to single pulse, the sounds tended to have a pulse train structure. The pulses were characterized by an approximate 8 ms duration, with a peak frequency from 500 to 2,600 Hz and a majority of the energy below 4,000 Hz. The median inter-pulsepeak interval (IPPI) of most call types was 9 or 10 ms. Most call types with median IPPIs of 9 ms and 10 ms were observed at times that were exclusive from each other, suggesting that they might be produced by different species. According to the literature, the two section signal types of 1 + 1 and 1 + N DISCUSSION: Categorization of the baseline ambient biological sound is an important first step in mapping the spatial and temporal patterns of soniferous fishes. The next step is the identification of the species producing each sound. The distribution pattern of soniferous fishes will be helpful for the protection and management of local fishery resources and in marine environmental impact assessment. Since the local vulnerable Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin (

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Fish soundHierarchical cluster analysisIndo-pacific humpback dolphinsPassive acoustic monitoringPearl River EstuaryPulse train

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