Question

Are fish ammonotelic?

Answer 1

Ammonotelic organism

1. Ammonotelic organisms excrete soluble ammonia as nitrogenous waste into the surrounding water.
2. Fishes are aquatic organisms that belong to the kingdom Animalia.
3. Examples- protozoans, platyhelminths, crustaceans, cnidarians, a few bony fishes, poriferans, etc.
4. Not all fishes are ammonotelic. Few fishes excrete nitrogenous waste in the form of urea. They are called ureotelic organisms.
5. Cartilaginous fishes (e.g., sharks, stingrays) are ureotelic organisms.