Acoustic homogeneity in the piranha Serrasalmus maculatus

[en] Different studies suggest some social calls could be used in fish identification if their specificity is unambiguously assessed. Sounds of different populations of piranhas Serrasalmus maculatus Kner, 1858 were recorded to determine their homogeneity between rivers inside a single basin (Araguari and Grande River, upper Paraná River basin) and between separated basins (Amazon and Paraná basins). All fish from the different populations produced sounds with similar acoustic features. Consequently, the populations were not discernible based on individual sound characteristics. This high homogeneity between sounds from different populations indicates their usefulness for conservation projects using passive acoustic monitoring in piranhas. Moreover, it supports the use of acoustic features as complementary key characteristics in taxonomic studies.

Research Center/Unit :

FOCUS - Freshwater and OCeanic science Unit of reSearch - ULiège

Disciplines :

Zoology

Author, co-author :

Raick, Xavier ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de Biologie, Ecologie et Evolution > Morphologie fonctionnelle et évolutive

Rountree, Rodney

Kurchevski, Gregório

Juanes, Francis

Huby, Alessia ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de Biologie, Ecologie et Evolution > Morphologie fonctionnelle et évolutive

Godinho, Alexandre L.

Parmentier, Eric ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de Biologie, Ecologie et Evolution > Morphologie fonctionnelle et évolutive

Language :

English

Title :

Acoustic homogeneity in the piranha Serrasalmus maculatus

Publication date :

2021

Journal title :

Journal of Fish Biology

ISSN :

0022-1112

eISSN :

1095-8649

Publisher :

Blackwell, Oxford, United Kingdom

Volume :

Issue :

Pages :

1303-1307

Peer reviewed :

Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi

Funders :

F.R.S.-FNRS - Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique
King Leopold III Fund for Nature Exploration and Conservation

Funding number :

PDR no. 23625340, 2018/V 3/5/199 - JG/MS, 2018/V 3/5/200 - JG/MS - 2717; 2018/1.12

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