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ML112920
Black Durgon Melichthys niger
Contributor
Marie P. Fish Media from this contributor
William H. Mowbray Media from this contributor
Date
Location
Lerner Marine Laboratory
Bimini, Bahamas
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age and sex
- Unknown age, Unknown sex - 3
- Playback
- Not specified
- Captive
- Captive
Media notes
NOTES: NML studies, LML, Nov. 1952. Well-acclimated captives (50+) in outdoor pen: contributed to general commotion in competitive feeding with Balistes vetula. Individuals (3) in test tank: toothy clicks, scrapes, and repetitive grunts while not in net. Trigger always raised when fish annoyed. Fish, M.P. and W.H. Mowbray. 1970. Sounds of the Western North Atlantic fishes: a reference file of biological underwater sounds. Johns Hopkins Press. Baltimore. p. 174. Tape notes: 1. Black Triggerfish. Melichthys radula. Dur, ES & MS. Bim. 37A (2-9.5).
Technical information
- Recorder
- Microphone
- Accessories
Archival information
- Cataloged
- 13 Nov 2002 -
- Digitized
- 13 Nov 2002 -