Sound Production and Behavior of Red Grouper ( Epinephelus morio ) on the West Florida Shelf

• Main Author: Montie, Misty D
• Format: Thesis
• Language: unknown
• Published: Digital Commons @ University of South Florida 2010
• Subjects: passive acoustics; diel periodicity; acoustic communication; Epinephelidae; fish sounds; American Studies; Arts and Humanities; Steamboat; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/etd/1715; https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/context/etd/article/2714/viewcontent/.pdf

Red grouper (Epinephelus morio) are long-lived, commercially important, soniferous fish belonging to the family Epinephelidae. Found throughout the western North Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico, they are protogynous hermaphrodites, and peak spawning occurs from March through May. Unlike many grouper spe...