Do fish have ears,nose and ears?
Fish have these senses, plus a few more! Most fish have two nares, which look like four nostrils. They are actually two u-shaped channels. One on either side of the face. The water enters the first nostril, travels through the u-turn where scent molecules are collected, and then exits out. Only a very few species of fish have their nares connected to their buccal cavity (mouths). Many fish also pick up scents with barbels, the whiskers around the mouths of carp, catfish and numerous other species. These barbels also pick up taste. In fact, catfish have taste buds covering most of their bodies. They’re one big tongue. Fish have internal ears. These usually consist of chambers containing a small cartilagenous or bone sphere, called an otolith, suspended in liquid. When sound waves hit the side of the fishes head, they cause the otolith to vibrate, resulting in what a fish knows as hearing. These otoliths also play a role in the fishes buoyancy. As the fish rolls from side to side, the ot
