Study on feeding behavior and biological sound of Sebastes schlegelii.

The construction of marine ranches can enrich and conserve the fishery resources and improve themarine ecosystem, which helps realize the sustainable utilization of these resources. Sebastes schlegelii is a major breeding and releasing fish species in the marine ranches of North China. Its behavioral characteristics can be understood better by researching its vocalization, whichwill provide data support for constructing acoustic taming marine rancheswith S. schlegelii as the target fish species. However, there are few studies focusing on its sounds and behaviors. Therefore, based on the passive acousticmonitoring technology, the audios of underwater noises made by S. schlegelii were extracted using an AQH hydrophone. The high-definition internet protocol camera was used to monitor the behavior change of S. schlegelii. Then, by collating and replaying the collected audios and videos, the feeding behavior and biological noises of S. schlegeliiwerematchedtoanalyze their relationship. Results are as follows: (1) The noise of chewing settling granular baits (F5.0 mm) has a main frequency band and sound pressure level of 2000~4500 Hz and 96.53 ± 0.65 dB, respectively; in this feeding process, the main frequency band and sound pressure level of the swimming noise are 25~400 Hz and 95.63 ± 0.38 dB, respectively; the values are 500~700 Hz and 97.34 ± 4.91 dB, respectively, for the noise of flapping the waterwith the tail. (2) The sound signals emitted by S. schlegelii aremostly presented as single pulses during normal habitation or ingestion of baits on the surface of the water tank. However, S. schlegelii will attack and fight against each other when scrambling for baits, during which these signals are presented as continuous pulses. To sum up, the vocalization of S. schlegelii is closely related to feeding activities, and the sounds produced under different behaviors have specific biological significance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]