The volume of sound in water reaches 140 decibels, which is comparable to a gunshot, a jackhammer, or a jet plane flying.
German researchers have discovered how a tiny translucent fish, 12mm long, can make a noise as loud as a jackhammer or a jet plane taking off. The BBC writes about it.
Danionella cerebrum is known as a type of small fish found in small streams along the Bago Yoma mountains in Myanmar. They have the smallest known brains of any vertebrate in the world.
It turns out that the tiny, translucent Danionella cerebrum is capable of displaying a powerful rhythm with an organ called a swim bladder. The volume of sound in water reaches 140 decibels, which is comparable to a gunshot, a jackhammer, or a jet plane flying.
Scientists believe that loud sounds are a form of communication.
“Usually in nature, the following rule works: the bigger the animal, the louder the noise coming from it. But underwater, everything is quite different: small marine species are among the loudest discovered,” the scientists added.
We remind you that early underwater photographer Frida Yolotsin captured an amazing photo of a baby tripod fish on camera while diving in a “patch of dark water” off the coast of Cozumel in Mexico.
Source: korrespondent
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