Table 1.

Length, weight and acoustic characteristics of sounds recorded in Ostracion meleagris.

	Males Nfish = 12 nsounds = 120	Females Nfish = 8 nsounds = 80	Juveniles Nfish = 7 nsounds = 70
	$\overline{\mathit{x}}\pm \mathit{s}$	$\overline{\mathit{x}}\pm \mathit{s}$	$\overline{\mathit{x}}\pm \mathit{s}$
Standard length (cm)	7.9 ± 0.6	6.9 ± 0.8	3.8 ± 0.6
Weight (g)	51.5 ± 9.8	37.8 ± 11.5	8.6 ± 2.6
Hum	Nfish = 12	Nfish = 8	Nfish = 7
	nsounds = 120	nsounds = 80	nsounds = 70
Call duration (s)	51 ± 17	44 ± 18	38 ± 10
Dominant frequency (Hz)	145 ± 5	148 ± 5	146 ± 4
Nbr of Pulses	749 ± 301	626 ± 254	523 ± 155
Pulse period (ms)	64 ± 9	66 ± 11	67 ± 10
Click	Nfish = 10	Nfish = 8	Nfish = 6
	npulse = 100	npulse = 80	npulse = 60
Dominant frequency (Hz)	174 ± 4	173 ± 7	170 ± 3
Pulse duration (ms)	45 ± 5	44 ± 3	43 ± 2