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Martin M Barillas

Fishing For Compliments: ‘Talking’ Fish Chatter About Food And Sex

A three-spot squirrel fish (Sargocentron cornutum) is a tropical species identified during a Cornell University study of sound communication among fish. (Jeffrey T. Williams)

Swimmers and divers should not be surprised to find that some fish may be “talking” underwater, according to a new study on fish sounds.

Researchers at Cornell University, who published their research in the journal Ichthyology & Herpetology, say that fish are more likely to use sound to communicate than previously thought. In fact, the scientists say some species have done so for 155 million years.

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