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|location = Coastal Reef Zone | |location = Coastal Reef Zone | ||
|sname = Larimichthys crocea | |sname = Larimichthys crocea | ||
|text = | |text = Large yellow croakers have two large otoliths in their heads. | ||
Large yellow croakers have two large otoliths in their heads. | Sound waves from striking hard objects can travel underwater and resonate with these otoliths, stunning the fish and causing them to lose direction and float to the surface. | ||
Sound waves from striking hard objects can travel underwater and resonate with these otoliths, stunning the fish and causing them to lose direction and float to the surface. | |||
In the past, fishermen used this clever method to hunt them. However, in order to protect the yellow croaker population, this fishing method and similar ones have all been prohibited. | In the past, fishermen used this clever method to hunt them. However, in order to protect the yellow croaker population, this fishing method and similar ones have all been prohibited. | ||
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