fish drink salt water, how is the salt removed from their bodies

Question: fish drink salt water, how is the salt removed from their bodies
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Asked by very20fen to Arnold, Edna, Elkana, Gliday, Jacinta, Michael, Mike, Mmboyi, Sally on 17 Jul 2025.
- Michael Kimwele answered on 17 Jul 2025:
  
  Saltwater fish remove excess salt from their bodies through their kidneys and gills. When they drink seawater, their kidneys excrete the excess salt in concentrated urine, and specialized cells in their gills actively pump out salt into the surrounding water.