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title: "Do fish pee?"  
description: "A short explanation about fish and how they pee and poop"  
author: "Anjita D."  
published: 2023-09-25  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/2654/do-fish-pee  
category: "animals"  
tags: ["Fish", "facts", "general knowledge"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Do fish pee?

![Do fish pee](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/3fc8218e-3cfe-44e9-ace8-434ba501a761/images/49cf9956-7e23-4c90-9900-7828eb148ae6.jpeg) ![Do fish pee](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/3fc8218e-3cfe-44e9-ace8-434ba501a761/images/bda5f3c1-1ee3-49c6-b39a-75d2213489d2.jpeg) Yes, fish do pee. They have kidneys, just like humans, and they use them to filter waste products out of their blood. And even poop. ![Do fish pee](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/3fc8218e-3cfe-44e9-ace8-434ba501a761/images/2c0591aa-e0ae-42ad-889d-80d6685afbaa.jpeg) The amount of urine produced by a fish is determined by its species and the habitat in which it lives. ![Do fish pee](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/3fc8218e-3cfe-44e9-ace8-434ba501a761/images/d7c0a1cb-db7d-4c86-9cba-bc38a227f250.jpeg) Freshwater fish pee more frequently than saltwater fish because they must constantly rid their bodies of extra water that enters through their gills. ![Do fish pee](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/3fc8218e-3cfe-44e9-ace8-434ba501a761/images/e98831f4-9721-476a-a331-f84992271fa2.jpeg) Saltwater fish, on the other hand, must preserve water and hence make less urine. ![Do fish pee](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/3fc8218e-3cfe-44e9-ace8-434ba501a761/images/dc8e998b-afc1-4460-8f0f-a15184696f23.jpeg) Remember the next time you're swimming in the ocean or looking at a fish tank that the fish around you are continually peeing.

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