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I often wonder how fish stay together, the stink...how can they?

Smell, or olfaction, as scientists call it, is an important sense for many fish. Those little holes that look like nostrils are called nares. Nares don’t lead to the throat the way nostrils do in mammals, but open up into a chamber lined with sensory pads.intereting, right?

Posted - March 16, 2017
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  • 2658
    A fresh fish does not stink. A fresh fish should smell fresh and mild, not fishy, sour, or ammonia-like.

    Now if you keep them out of the water at room temperature too long, that's another story.


    This post was edited by Beans/SilentGeneration at March 16, 2017 6:28 AM MDT
      March 16, 2017 12:13 AM MDT
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  • 7683
    Agree, I thought fish 'smell' each other. That's why I browsed and got interesting info;)) This post was edited by Veena.K at March 16, 2017 6:28 AM MDT
      March 16, 2017 12:15 AM MDT
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  • 5354
    And they do smell eachother, using those 'nares'. It dont become a stink until much later. Do you remember the smell of your grandfather? a smell of safety and happiness, even if some of the Aunts claimed he smelled bad :D
      March 16, 2017 1:12 AM MDT
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  • 6124
    Mine smelled like stale cigars and funk. :-(
      March 16, 2017 6:21 AM MDT
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  • 7683
    Yes Jakoba, you are right, old people have a distinct smell.....so right and so beautifully put by you; ...smell of safety happiness,affection..,,triggers memories;))
      March 16, 2017 4:42 PM MDT
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  • 6124
    I am glad you and Jacob have those kinds of memories.  I have that with one of my grandmothers.  
      March 16, 2017 4:51 PM MDT
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  • 7683
    Yes Harry, you know, what we may dislike or like when they are alive soon turns into the 'very thing' that triggers your memory. This post was edited by Veena.K at March 16, 2017 5:14 PM MDT
      March 16, 2017 5:04 PM MDT
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  • Fish like each other... That's why there's more than two of them
      March 16, 2017 2:06 AM MDT
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  • 2052
    hahaha good thinking.
      March 16, 2017 4:46 AM MDT
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  • Sense the water movement from  the other fish in the school I believe.

    Barbels ( whiskers ) have the same function as nares in fish that have them.   Think about how gross the world would be if you had long taste and smell sensors hanging off of your face. 
      March 16, 2017 5:47 AM MDT
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  • 7683
    Eww that is an ugly thing to think of Glis;))
      March 16, 2017 4:44 PM MDT
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  • 14795
    Mostly with Sardines,Mackerel and Pilchards I find that the tin can can assist them greatly group together even in the dark....... :)p  
      March 16, 2017 6:30 AM MDT
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  • Forced cohabitation?
      March 16, 2017 11:22 AM MDT
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  • 14795
    Can be.....lol
      March 16, 2017 3:02 PM MDT
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  • For a moment there i imagined lines of fish dancing on stage ... I'll leave you to figure out the why lol :)
      March 16, 2017 7:06 PM MDT
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  • 14795
    I think I know the name of the club the're dancing at.......hehe
      March 17, 2017 2:58 AM MDT
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  • 7683
    Ha ha ha indeed NJ maybe it is the smell that groups them;))
      March 16, 2017 4:46 PM MDT
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  • 14795
    Maybe they need to wash more regularly Veena........hoho
      March 17, 2017 2:59 AM MDT
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  • 7280
    They don't stink when they are alive.

    Nobody has ever asked them how they feel about such close association post-mortem.

    On the other hand, perhaps you have hyperosmia.  (I tend toward anosmia.) 
      March 16, 2017 4:46 PM MDT
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  • 7683
    Thank Tom Jackson, I learnt two words today - hyperosmia and anosmia. You are right, my nose picks up smells very soon.
      March 16, 2017 4:57 PM MDT
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  • 7280
    My aunt had anosmia.

    My wife has hyperosmia.

    Kinda wish I never had to learn them.
      March 16, 2017 4:58 PM MDT
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  • 7683
    Oh, is it bothersome? 
      March 16, 2017 5:00 PM MDT
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  • 7280
    I don't really lack the ability to smell, but it has turned out to be very selective---I can no longer smell some things I used to be able to identify, but other smells are just as good as they were.

    My aunt, my mother's sister, had it much worse than I do---so far it's been no problem for me.

    Being overly sensitive to various odors is not something my wife would choose if it were optional.
      March 16, 2017 5:06 PM MDT
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  • 7683
    Oh, I think we take many things for granted. I never cared about my nose......I just thought it is doing its function...never gave much thought about it. See,how crucial it is, thanks again and I hope you both can get it back .....and things get normal.
      March 16, 2017 5:10 PM MDT
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