Biologists record the machine-gun sound of the loudest known fish

Washington Post ^ | December 19, 2017 | Ben Guarino

[C19fan]

Each year between February and June, the fish gather to spawn in Mexico's Colorado River Delta. The fish, a type of croaker called the Gulf corvina, meet in water as cloudy as chocolate milk. It's a reunion for the entire species, all members of which reproduce within a dozen-mile stretch of the delta.

When the time is right, a few days before the new or full moons, the male fish begin to sing.

To humans, the sound is machine guns going off just below the waterline. To female fish, the rapid burr-burr-burr is a Bing Crosby croon. Make that Bing cranked up to 11.

[C19fan]

The hotel neighbor keeping you up all night with the squeaking bed and other sounds.

[Red Badger]

We have croakers here in Gulf Coast Florida, but they ain’t THAT loud!...................

[DannyTN]

The fish with the machine gun IS the big fish in the pond.

[Quality_Not_Quantity]

We have croakers here in Gulf Coast Florida

We call them 'recently departed' here...

[GreenHornet]

the sound is machine guns going off just below the waterline.

Cross these fish, and you'll end up sleeping with the humans.

[seawolf101]

[Karliner]

They could have gone to Chiraq and saved them selves a lot of money and trouble.

[Quality_Not_Quantity]

Cross these fish, and you'll end up sleeping with the humans.

[Grammy]

Interesting. A relative of mine is quoted in the story.

[tumblindice]

crew served AR-15 `Croaker'