Table 1 Summary of the acoustic variables recorded for Amphiprion and Premnas species
From: Interspecific variation of calls in clownfishes: degree of similarity in closely related species
Pulse duration (ms) | Dominant frequency (Hz) | Pulse period (ms) | Number of pulses per train | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Species (n) | mean ± S.D. | mean ± S.D. | mean ± S.D. | mean ± S.D. |
A. percula (2) | 8.2 ± 1.9 | 853 ± 152 | 88.8 ± 18.3 | 2.5 ± 0.8 |
A. nigripes (2) | 9.4 ± 1.4 | 736 ± 123 | 124.7 ± 18.1 | 3.8 ± 1.7 |
A. ocellaris (4) | 9.7 ± 1.5 | 742 ± 124 | 106.9 ± 21.7 | 2.2 ± 0.4 |
A. latifasciatus (1) | 10.3 ± 0.8 | 674 ± 102 | 123.5 ± 18.2 | 3.0 ± 1.3 |
A. akallopisos (11) | 12.5 ± 3.4 | 645 ± 204 | 73.8 ± 12.4 | 3.7 ± 2.3 |
A. perideraion (2) | 11.0 ± 1.9 | 650 ± 86 | 67.8 ± 18.4 | 3.2 ± 1.7 |
A. melanopus (2) | 11.6 ± 2.2 | 602 ± 96 | 90.2 ± 22.0 | 2.6 ± 0.7 |
A. polymnus (2) | 13.3 ± 1.9 | 564 ± 79 | 97.6 ± 27.4 | 2.9 ± 1.6 |
A. akindynos (2) | 13.3 ± 1.9 | 554 ± 106 | 106.1 ± 15.9 | 3.2 ± 1.6 |
A. frenatus (6) | 14.3 ± 2.5 | 521 ± 123 | 106.9 ± 24.7 | 2.5 ± 0.8 |
A. clarkii (6) | 15.4 ± 2.9 | 477 ± 126 | 109.1 ± 30.7 | 3.5 ± 1.8 |
A. chrysogaster (1) | 17.7 ± 1.3 | 420 ± 59 | 114.0 ± 11.1 | 2.6 ± 1.3 |
A. chrysopterus (1) | 18.9 ± 1.1 | 411 ± 77 | 160.9 ± 24.9 | 3.1 ± 1.3 |
P. biaculeatus (1) | 20.5 ± 1.6 | 399 ± 85 | 123.1 ± 16.0 | 3.4 ± 1.7 |