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"The answer to this question differs, depending on whether you're talking about Saltwater Fish or Freshwater Fish.
Freshwater fish do not actively drink water, but absorb the water through their skin and gills. On the other hand, saltwater fish do actively drink sea water. Their gills process the water and take out the salt.
The salmon is an interesting example of a fish that lives in both fresh and salt water, and consequently, they have the characteristics of both types of fish. Salmon are born in fresh water, and migrate to the ocean. While living in the ocean, they drink saltwater by opening their mouth; their gills then rid their bodies of the salt and minerals. When the salmon enters freshwater streams to spawn, they stop drinking the water and instead absorb it through osmosis (osmosis means that the water passes through the cells of the fish's skin into its body).
What else can I help you with?
Do sea fish and sea mammals drink sea water and if they do how do they eliminate Sodium?
Fresh water fish do not drink water, they absorbed it through their skin, like osmosis. Sea water fish do drink water, and excrete the salt through their gills. The salmon, which lives in both in environments, gets its water like a fresh water fish when in fresh water and like a sea water fish when in the sea.
Can you survive an an island by eating fish alone?
if u get to drink water, fresh water not from the ocean, then yes
What would happen if the fresh water in the rivers got polluted?
We would not be able to drink the water or eat the fish.
How much water do fresh water fish drink?
All fish live in water, this may sound gross but fish drink there own water. water
Is a kingfish a salt water fish or a fresh water fish?
Fresh water
Do Herons drink salt water or fresh water?
Herons are found in fresh water enviroments, so they drink fresh water.
Is cave fish a salt water fish or fresh water?
fresh water .my fish are 16 yrs old
Are fresh water fish better at surviving than fresh water fish?
Fresh water fish survive just as well as fresh water fish. Maybe this question isn't the one that you actually meant to ask?
Do zebras drink fresh water or salt water?
they drink water from a lake or river so that water is basicly fresh water so i guess you can say fresh water
Should you drink the blood of a fresh water fish?
Why would you drink the blood of any animal or human? Unless you're a vampire, it's not wise.
Where do you get fresh water fish from if the ocean is salt water?
Rivers,lakes.ponds,any fresh water source or there are fresh water fish breeders
You are asking about fresh water fish and if the fish are male or females?
yes what are the fresh water fish that lives with gold fish
