# Do fish (particularly sharks) fart?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-fish-particularly-sharks-fart/45195>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 12, 2000, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-fish-particularly-sharks-fart/45195 "2000-12-12T17:32:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Demure](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c67d28/32.png) [@Demure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Demure)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2000, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-fish-particularly-sharks-fart/45195/1 "2000-12-12T17:32:37Z")

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I know this question belies my name, but my boyfriend and I were arguing over this. I say they don’t, but he says they intake so much air while gulping in fish and seawater, that they must.  
Can anyone help us resolve this unpleasant question?  
Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Starbury](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@Starbury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starbury)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2000, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-fish-particularly-sharks-fart/45195/2 "2000-12-12T17:55:09Z")

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I don’t know about sharks, but salmon do…

Anyway, check [this column](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/001110.html) out for a better answer.

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**Author:** ![Demure](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c67d28/32.png) [@Demure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Demure)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2000, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-fish-particularly-sharks-fart/45195/3 "2000-12-12T17:58:46Z")

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Though I don’t know that it is exactly a settled question, I think it is enough on the topic to satisfy me.

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**Author:** ![ellis555](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e36b37/32.png) [@ellis555](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ellis555)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2000, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-fish-particularly-sharks-fart/45195/4 "2000-12-12T17:58:47Z")

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May I direct you to [Cecil’s column](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/001110.html)on the matter?

As I recall, he doesn’t mention sharks specifically, but he covers it in general. For future reference, there’s a search engine associated with the web site, which, thought it works spottily, will provide answers to many of life’s questions.

-ellis

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**Author:** ![ellis555](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e36b37/32.png) [@ellis555](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ellis555)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2000, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-fish-particularly-sharks-fart/45195/5 "2000-12-12T18:01:15Z")

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Ah, well. Better late than never, eh? Damn vB code…

-ellis