Diel cycle of two recurrent fish sounds from mesophotic coral reefs

Xavier Raick; Pierre Collet; Under The Pole Consortium; David Lecchini; Frédéric Bertucci; Eric Parmentier

doi:10.3989/scimar.05395.078

Authors

Xavier Raick Laboratory of Functional and Evolutionary Morphology, Freshwater and Oceanic Science Unit of Research https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1977-0289
Pierre Collet Laboratory of Functional and Evolutionary Morphology, Freshwater and Oceanic Science Unit of Research, B6c allée du 6 août, University of Liège - Master Biodiversité, Écologie, Évolution, Université de Lille https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0113-3739
Under The Pole Consortium Under the Pole Expeditions
David Lecchini PSL University, EPHE-UPVD-CNRS - Laboratoire d’Excellence “CORAIL” https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6347-1112
Frédéric Bertucci PSL University, EPHE-UPVD-CNRS - UMR MARBEC, IRD-CNRS-IFREMER-INRAE-University of Montpellier https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2425-9362
Eric Parmentier Laboratory of Functional and Evolutionary Morphology, Freshwater and Oceanic Science Unit of Research, B6c allée du 6 août, University of Liège https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0391-7530

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.05395.078

Keywords:

French Polynesia, mesophotic coral ecosystems, passive acoustic monitoring, bioacoustics, biophony, fish sounds

Abstract

Mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) are the deepest part of tropical coral reefs, ranging from depths of 30 to over 170 m. Despite their significance, MCEs remain largely unexplored due to the challenges associated with accessing these depths. However, the application of passive acoustic monitoring methods (PAM) is a suitable approach for studying fish communities within these unique habitats. In French Polynesia, recent PAM studies have unveiled a higher occurrence of frequency-modulated fish sounds in MCEs than in shallower reef environments. This study aims to further enhance our understanding of fish sounds in MCEs by examining their diel patterns, focusing specifically on the two most abundant frequency-modulated fish sounds that were recorded at depths of 60 and 120 m at six Polynesian islands. Both sound types occurred predominantly during the beginning and the end of nocturnal periods. The presence and abundance of these sounds exhibited variation between the islands, highlighting potential regional disparities in vocal activity or the bathymetric distribution of the sound-producing species. By characterizing the diel cycles and bathymetric differences in relation to their geographical distribution, this study offers preliminary insights into identifying the potential sound-producing species.

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