FishSounds Version 1.0: A website for the compilation of fish sound production information and recordings
Institution:
1. Nature Coast Biological Station, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, 552 1st St, Cedar Key, FL 32625, USA;2. Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, 136 Newins-Ziegler Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611-0410, USA;3. MERIDIAN, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada;4. Dalhousie University, 6299 South St, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2, Canada;5. Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Dr W, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada;6. Department of Biology, University of Victoria, 3800 Finnerty Road, Victoria, BC V8P 5C2, Canada;7. Instituto Oceanográfico, Universidade de São Paulo, Praça do Oceanográfico, 191 - CEP: 05508-120, Cidade Universitária, São Paulo (SP), Brazil;8. The Fish Listener, Waquoit, MA, USA;9. Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences Department, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, 1692 McCarty Dr, Gainesville, FL 32603, USA;10. Faculty of Computer Science, Dalhousie University, 6050 University Ave, Halifax, NS B3H 1W5, Canada;11. Institute of Computer Science, Polish Academy of Sciences, Jana Kazimierza 5, 01-248 Warszawa, Poland;1. Department of Geography, University of Florida, Turlington Hall, 3141, 330 Newell Dr, Gainesville, FL 32611, United States of America;2. Harvard Forest, Harvard University, 324 North Main Street, Petersham, MA 01366-9504, United States of America;1. CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Donapaula, Goa 403004, India;2. Nansen Environmental Research Center, Kochi, Kerala 682506, India;3. CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Karaikudi, Tamilnadu 630003, India;1. BIOME Lab, Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, via Irnerio 42, 40126 Bologna, Italy;2. Evolutionary Ecology and Genetics Group, Earth & Life Institute, UCLouvain, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium;3. Department of Spatial Sciences, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcka 129, 16500 Praha‑Suchdol, Czech Republic;4. Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L''Aquila, Piazzale Salvatore Tommasi 1, 67100 L''Aquila, Italy;5. Department of Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Sassari, via Vienna 2, 07100 Sassari, Italy
Abstract:
Many fish species use active sound production for communication in numerous behaviors. Additionally, likely all fish can make passive or incidental sounds that may also serve some signal functions. Despite the ecological importance of fish sounds, their evident passive acoustic monitoring applications, and extensive endeavors to document soniferous fish diversity, the fields of bioacoustics and ichthyology have historically lacked an easily accessible, global inventory of known fish sound production. To alleviate this limitation, we developed http://FishSounds.net, a website that compiles and disseminates fish sound production information and recordings. FishSounds Version 1.0 launched in 2021, cataloging documented examinations for active and passive sound production for 1185 fish species from 837 references as well as 239 exemplary audio recordings. FishSounds allows users to search by taxa (e.g., family or common name), geographical distribution (e.g., region or water body), sound type, or reference. We have also made available the code used to create the website, so that it may be used in other data-sharing efforts—acoustic or otherwise. Subsequent versions of the website will update the data and improve the website functionality. FishSounds will advance research into fish behavior, passive acoustic monitoring, and human impacts on underwater soundscapes; serve as a resource for public outreach; and provide the foundation needed to investigate more of the 96% of fish species that lack published examinations of sound production. We further hope the FishSounds design, implementation, and engagement strategies will serve as a model for future data management and sharing efforts.
