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Can Fish Smell Underwater?


05-11-2004 00:01 Big_Denno
1,322 posts	NO. They don't have noses. * offtopic : Or do they...

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05-11-2004 00:08 NightHobbit
23,504 posts	some animals smell witht heir antenas and i think fish smell with their gills.
05-11-2004 00:09 icefyre
10,980 posts	i know sharks can smell underwater, sharks are fish, so i said yes
05-11-2004 00:10 B_0202
1,966 posts	Chemicals: chemoreception [Smell and Taste]. Chemoreception is very well developed in the fishes, especially the sharks and eels which rely upon this to detect their prey. Fish have two nostrils on each side of their head, and there is no connection between the nostrils and the throat. The olfactory rosette is the organ that detects the chemicals. The size of the rosette is proportional to the fish's ability to smell. Some fish (such as sharks, rays, eels, and salmon) can detect chemical levels as low as 1 part per billion.
05-11-2004 06:58 mat_bob
173 posts	yes they can, they got nostrils
05-11-2004 06:59 the_BurnInAtOR
3,204 posts	I think the real test is for you to go try and smell a fish, underwater. Go on... give it a shot guys...
05-11-2004 13:28 Imalas
241 posts	Why do we have questions like this and "Can fish swim backwards" or something like that? We are talking about fishes!! Are they so interesting?
05-11-2004 13:31 fruity
12,214 posts	am I the only one who feels there's a "who cares??" option for an answer that's missing there?
05-11-2004 14:19 Dekar
36,178 posts	A fish smells no matter where it is. Phew.
05-11-2004 14:19 jsimms52
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05-11-2004 15:35 GangstaTears
3,548 posts	I agree with Dekar
05-11-2004 15:38 tom_harris4
3,369 posts	Does it really matter If a fish can or can't smell underwater isn't gonna keep me awake at night
05-11-2004 15:39 GangstaTears
3,548 posts	How is a fish goin' keep you awake at night?
05-11-2004 15:47 IrishMeg1
21,216 posts	doesn't everybody stay up at nig-... uhh... yeah why would you? sweat drop
05-11-2004 15:48 IrishMeg1
21,216 posts	Anywho, I think so.. they have 'little whiskers' about them which picks up vibrations.. ooh on the side of the fish (forgot what it is called) they can feel if any fish are close.. thats why they say 'do not tap on glass'! so vibrations is the same as breathing to see if anything is near...
05-11-2004 15:49 tom_harris4
3,369 posts	[offtopic]that didn't really answer the question Megan
05-11-2004 15:50 IrishMeg1
21,216 posts	lol silly tom, i was hoping that it could be seen where i was going... aa okay okay... YES YES they do 'smell' underwater. ha either in the way mahtut (dekar) said about they smell anywhere (which i do agree, p-u) also in the way of the vibrations=smell... yeah!
05-11-2004 15:54 tom_harris4
3,369 posts	* offtopic : fair play, glad we cleared that one up
05-11-2004 15:55 IrishMeg1
21,216 posts	* offtopic : i am glad also! hopefully i am agreed on.. for i am right ha ha
05-11-2004 19:11 Bex4Benj
1,197 posts	thats a very hard question for me to answer... how am i supposed to know?!?
05-11-2004 19:30 El_Mono_Loco
24,350 posts	lol, i interpreted it as does the fish carry a smell underwater
05-11-2004 19:32 Katka36
11,063 posts	well i know that sharks are fish and sharks smell blood... so fish smell underwater dont they?!
05-11-2004 19:32 Katka36
11,063 posts	or the q is DO they smell??? like eww?
05-11-2004 20:28 lil_minty
11,159 posts	okay i seriously thought it said 'can you smell fish in your underwear?' when i first read it....that surprised me lol...
05-11-2004 20:29 victorine
3,099 posts	um...they can breath underwater but not sure if they can smell underwater
05-11-2004 23:30 darkesthour
424 posts	why the hell does it matter if fish can smell underwater?? do you like making up stupid topics to talk about or...what?