Piranha fish barking



Piranha fish barking Piranha not only bite but also bark The Belgian scientists found. Piranha fish that show aggressive behavior or the barking of prey. And research in order to separate these types of bark.

Researchers at the University of slide guitar player in Belgium and underwater microphones. I bark, red belly Piranha fish in the aquarium. While they fight over food. And found that normal Piranha fish are quiet. But it sounds like the sound of dogs barking as soon as it encounters them.


The bark of the Piranha is the first third of the bark are used to assess the opponent. The third is a short bark. When they reach the third round opponent and a high-frequency noise figure of the jaw, as well as the swimming prey.


The research comes after scientists discovered it by accident. Piranha fish, barking as they used to catch fish on it, or when faced with two options. The purpose of this research is to be applied to other fish, such as using underwater microphones to listen in order to assess the fish population density. And find a mate. It is believed that the fish will transmit during the breeding season.