FISH THAT SING
In Ceyjon there .is a shellfish, a sort of mussel, which Bings, , -It -can hardly bo claimed that it competes with the nightingale, but it produces a long,low, fluty sound, which’ has a musical quality. v " -■ Seeing that these bivalves do not possess a throat in any accepted sense of the word, and certainly no vocal cords, this singing sound must be produced by some manipulation of their double shell. It is possible that increasing, dryness enables the fish to sing, for - the sound, only occurs , after the tide has been down for ’ a considerable time, leaving the bivalves .high and dry on the rocky beach.' There.itp a fish which hoots, too. The Scottish fishermen calls this fish fish the butterman and, when caught by line or net, it makes a noise from tho back of the throat when landed. Eels also mako a noise when the hook is being removed from their gills. The comon gurnard grunts loudly when hauled to the surface.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 12023, 29 December 1924, Page 12
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167FISH THAT SING New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 12023, 29 December 1924, Page 12
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