Do Fish Pee?

burgerchow · #1 07-17-2012, 12:07 AM

ok. slow day at work. Just started thinking about fishes. We all know they poop, but do you think they pee? I'm thinking they use a type of osmosis to expel excess liquids out through their skin, but what do I know?

Mandosh · #2 07-17-2012, 01:50 AM

Short answer is yes.

Snaz · #3 07-17-2012, 01:58 AM

They sure do.
http://www.infovisual.info/02/033_en.html

MarkoD · #4 07-17-2012, 02:05 AM

but what do they drink?

Mandosh · #5 07-17-2012, 02:10 AM

Saltwater species drink sea water to make up for the water they lose to the environment via osmosis.

Freshwater species gain large amounts of water through osmosis.

burgerchow · #6 07-17-2012, 02:23 AM

OK, I've caught tons of fish, and when gutting them, never have seen a pee bladder. Where does the pee come out? Same place as the poop I guess?

Reef_Geek · #7 07-17-2012, 03:29 AM

osmoregulation (fluids/salts/dissolved gases) primarily exchanged at gills and secondarily through GI system

Mandosh · #8 07-17-2012, 05:46 AM

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Originally Posted by burgerchow

OK, I've caught tons of fish, and when gutting them, never have seen a pee bladder. Where does the pee come out? Same place as the poop I guess?

You'd never see the urinary bladder cleaning a fish, but they do have one. In the vent of the fish there are two openings; one for the "poop" that is connected to the digestive tract (anus), and the second (urogenital aperture),where the "pee" comes out, is connected to the urinary and reproductive systems.