'Catfish Communicate Across Generations AND First Deep-Sea Fish Noises

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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100129082912.htm

It has been thought that young fish, lacking well-developed hearing organs, could not perceive the sounds made by their larger, older relatives. Now, researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Biology have used a combined fish tank and sound-proof chamber to show for the first time that catfish of all ages can communicate with one another.

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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120126142908.htm

University of Massachusetts Amherst fish biologists have published one of the first studies of deep-sea fish sounds in more than 50 years, collected from the sea floor about 2,237 feet (682 meters) below the North Atlantic. With recording technology now more affordable, Rodney Rountree, Francis Juanes and colleagues are exploring the idea that many fish make sounds to communicate with each other, especially those that live in the perpetual dark of the deep ocean.

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Are there any sound samples of the abyssal fish? I'd love to hear what they sound like. Very interesting articles.
 
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