Do fish have ears?

Answer 1

They have what we call internal ear with three semicircular canals and otoliths. The internal ear serves to maintain the balance and orientation.

Answer 2

Do Fish Have Ears

Answer 3

Sure they do. You just can't see them.

First, you need some sound facts. All sounds are made from vibrations, so hearing is really a kind of feeling. You can feel these sound vibrations, or waves, when you touch the outside of a ringing bell. Your ears "feel" sound waves, too. Nerve endings in your ears send messages to your brain about the sounds they feel. Sound moves through water the same way it does through air, so a fish actually "hears" water movement.

The moving water flows through the skin at the back of the fish's head into its hidden ears (two hair-lined sacs that contain fluids) and moves the hairs in the lining. Scientists aren't sure, but they think tiny nerve endings attached to the hairs then send signals to the fish's brain.

Most fish can't easily hear really high-pitched or low-pitched sounds. To help hear very low sounds, some fish use a special fluid-filled tube, called a lateral line, as a kind of built-in hearing aid.

A line of tiny holes run along both sides of fish from their head to their back fin. Inside the holes are special nerve cells that sense movement, a lot like how the ear works. It doesn't look anything like an ear, but it helps fish "hear" or feel very low vibrations from moving objects -- like a bigger fish looking for lunch!

Answer 4

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Do fish have ears?

Answer 5

No, fish do not have ears. They can feel vibrations, though. But no, they do not have ears.

Answer 6

I don't think they have ears such as ours, of course, or one might notice, however, they do respond to vibrations. I swear my goldfish in pond know the sound of my voice, but that could be because they can feel my walk on the ground as I approach the pond.

Answer 7

no