Where Do Fish Urinate from?
A Lot of Fish Get Rid of the Pee Through an Tiny Opening, Called a Pore, That's Near Their Rear Ends—and in Some Fish, Waste Also Goes out Through the Skin or...
A lot of fish get rid of the pee through an tiny opening, called a pore, that's near their rear ends—and in some fish, waste also goes out through the skin or the gills. When a fish pees in a coral reef, the corals wave their tentacles around like tiny arms to grab nutrients from the pee and absorb them.
Where does the fish pee from?
Fish urinate either through their gills or through a "urinary pore." The latter eliminates urine that has been filtered via the kidneys. Saltwater varieties excrete most urine through the gills, while freshwater fish do so through the urinary pore.
Do fish produce urine?
Fish have kidneys which produce urine containing ammonium, phosphorus, urea, and nitrous waste. The expelled urine encourages plant growth on coral reefs; downstream benefits also include increased fertilization of algae and seagrass, which in turn provides food for the fish.
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