Tiny Fish, Mighty Roar: Mechanism Behind 1.2cm Fish's Whale-Like Sound Revealed
German researchers have uncovered the mechanism by which the tiny fish Danionella cerebrum, measuring less than 1.2 cm, can produce sounds as loud as 140 decibels, comparable to whales. This discovery highlights a remarkable exception to the typical size-to-sound volume relationship in biology.
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