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Tiny fish stuns researchers by generating sound as loud as a gunshot

Researchers have revealed that the male Danionella cerebrum, a tiny fish measuring approximately the width of an adult human fingernail and found in the streams of Myanmar, possesses the capability to produce sounds as loud as a gunshot. According to a study published in the PNAS journal, these aquatic creatures, with a length of about 12mm, emit sounds exceeding 140 decibels, equivalent to the volume of an ambulance siren or jackhammer.