Why do fishes die when taken out of water?
BiologyClass 10ICSEAnswered 27 Mar 2026
Answer
Fishes die when taken out of water because the respiratory organ that is gills is specialized in such a way that, it can only extract dissolved oxygen from the water and provide it to fish. The gills are not specialised to take oxygen from the air in the surrounding atmosphere. Hence, due to lack of oxygen fishes die when taken out of water.
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