Table 1 Hearing thresholds of Piaractus brachypomus, Metynnis lippincottianus, Myloplus rubripinnis, Myleus schomburgkii, Serrasalmus elongatus, Serrasalmus spilopleura, Pygocentrus nattereri and Pygocentrus piraya.

From: Hearing capacities and morphology of the auditory system in Serrasalmidae (Teleostei: Otophysi)

Frequency (Hz)

Piaractus brachypomus

Metynnis lippincottianus

Myloplus rubripinnis

Myleus schomburgkii

Serrasalmus elongatus

Serrasalmus spilopleura

Pygocentrus nattereri

Pygocentrus piraya

M ± SD

N

M ± SD

N

M ± SD

N

M ± SD

N

M ± SD

N

M ± SD

N

M ± SD

N

M ± SD

N

50

96.5 ± 10

10

97.9 ± 9.7

10

94.0 ± 9.2

3

93 ± 4.5

8

100.2 ± 4.3

5

87.6 ± 3.2

7

97.1 ± 8.2

10

90.4 ± 4.6

5

150

94.6 ± 5.8

10

90.9 ± 3.5

10

97.2 ± 6.8

3

93 ± 4.2

8

86.2 ± 6.2

5

89.1 ± 3.2

7

84.7 ± 5.9

10

95.6 ± 12.4

5

300

104.2 ± 6.8

10

94.4 ± 4.1

10

91.3 ± 3.3

3

95.8 ± 7.4

8

94.2 ± 6.1

5

92.1 ± 6.4

7

82.7 ± 11.5

10

84.6 ± 7.9

5

600

90.4 ± 3.9

10

92.3 ± 5.9

10

84.0 ± 6.0

3

87.3 ± 2.1

8

85.2 ± 7

5

81.3 ± 4.5

7

79.3 ± 6.2

10

87.5 ± 4.8

5

900

108.5 ± 5.9

10

101.8 ± 8.7

10

92.3 ± 3.1

3

97 ± 3.7

8

90.4 ± 4.3

5

93.6 ± 4.1

7

89.3 ± 10.2

10

91.2 ± 11.1

5

1200

120 ± 4.2

10

103.3 ± 4.4

10

99.3 ± 1.2

3

100.3 ± 4.1

8

98.8 ± 5.6

5

96.4 ± 5.4

7

92.4 ± 4

10

105.4 ± 5.8

5

1500

115.6 ± 5.8

10

103.7 ± 4.5

10

98.0 ± 5.2

3

93.5 ± 4.8

8

95.6 ± 7

5

100.6 ± 5.4

7

93.4 ± 4.5

10

106.8 ± 5.2

5

1800

119.6 ± 5.4

10

113.3 ± 3.7

10

111.3 ± 3.2

3

102.8 ± 4.9

8

109.3 ± 4.4

5

112.6 ± 4.1

7

104.8 ± 9

10

108.4 ± 4.8

5

2100

122.3 ± 4.3

10

112.9 ± 4.7

10

142.0 ± 6.0

3

120.9 ± 7.7

8

113.4 ± 8.1

5

113.7 ± 6.7

7

108.2 ± 6.6

10

144.6 ± 10

5

2400

134.1 ± 4.1

7

131.1 ± 6.9

7

120.7 ± 1.2

3

113.5 ± 4.5

8

123 ± 7.1

5

111.9 ± 2.3

7

115.3 ± 4.7

10

122 ± 7.3

5

2700

117.9 ± 5.6

4

121.1 ± 2.4

8

116.7 ± 6.7

3

107.3 ± 2.8

8

117.6 ± 10.7

5

109.1 ± 4.1

7

106 ± 6.9

10

112.2 ± 8.8

5

3000

114.8 ± 7.2

8

115.7 ± 5.5

9

111.5

1

111.7 ± 3.6

8

118.4 ± 6.2

5

108.1 ± 4.7

7

106.4 ± 7.7

10

110.5 ± 4.9

2

3300

117.5 ± 7.8

2

116 ± 5.4

6

112.3 ± 3.8

8

122.4 ± 5

5

110.5 ± 4.5

7

110.7 ± 5.1

10

3600

120.5

1

118 ± 0

2

112 ± 1

5

113 ± 0

4

113.5 ± 3

4

  1. Hearing thresholds (dB re 1 µPa) are expressed as mean ± standard deviation; N, number of individuals responding to the stimulus.