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ML112914

Oyster Toadfish Opsanus tau

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Contributor

Marie P. Fish Media from this contributor
William H. Mowbray Media from this contributor

Date

Unknown

Location

Narragansett Bay county: Narragansett
Rhode Island, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified
Playback
Not specified
Captive
Captive

Media notes

NOTES: NML studies. 1. Narragansett Bay, 1949-1965. Hundreds of specimens in the area and captives in laboratory aquaria and open-water pens: low-pitched grunts and growls produced spontaneously or with slight provocation, sometimes in multiple burts. 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. 192. Tape notes: 5-6. Atlantic Toadfish. Opsanus tau. Narr. Bay & CB 3, 4, 5. ES.

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Archival information

Cataloged
13 Nov 2002 -
Digitized
13 Nov 2002 -

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