Croaking

Croaking Mechanism A notable trait of sciaenids is the ability to produce a "croaking" sound.

The croaking ability is a distinguishing characteristic of sciaenids. citation The croaking mechanism is used by males as a mating call in some species.

The officers informed Ferry that they would have to remove three large frogs who lived in her garden pond and had been croaking loudly enough to keep Ferry's neighbor awake.

In societies emancipated from mental slavery, Wasiu’s action would’ve been met with a backlash that would affect his musical image and fortunes, but Nigeria is Babel, where the Toad’s croaking is music to the ears.

What comes out of ravens’ mouths go much beyond croaking.

When the cats approached, the team played either talking humans or croaking frogs.

A disadvantage to the croaking ability is that it allows Bottlenose dolphin to easily locate large groups of croaker and drum as they broadcast their position, indicating large amounts of food for the dolphins.

However the pitch and use of croaking varies species to species.

The auk's calls included low croaking and a hoarse scream.

The birds apparently made croaking noises when building nests, and bell-like sounds when mating.

The large swim bladder is more expansive and branched than species outside of sciaenids, which aids in croaking. citation In some species the sonic muscle fibers are only present in males.

These sonic muscle fibers are contracted against the swim bladder to produce the croaking sound that gives drum and croaker their common name.