I've always thought koi have no teeth, then why some people swear they do have them?
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Do koi have teeth?
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Their "teeth" are in their throats.
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Goldfish (and I assume koi as well) have what is called pharyngeal teeth.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharyngeal_teeth
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharyngeal_teeth
I try not to think about it. For some reason that just grosses me out!
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Yes, they do. Koi keepers will find them in their filters.
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Don't think I've ever seen one but looked for teeth before! Now I know to be careful about letting fishies nibble on my fingers!
Gemma we have a large collection of koi teeth around 20 at the last count.
Where can you find them , well I I hook them out of my prefilter every water change .
Where are the teeth in koi found well their teeth are situated at the back of the throat and are continually shed as the koi grows.
How to find them, if you dont have a filter system that has a pre filter try checking the bottom of your pond they look a little like white pebbles
The larger the koi grows the larger these teethgrow and with the largest koi they look remakably human in appearance see photos .
Dave
Where can you find them , well I I hook them out of my prefilter every water change .
Where are the teeth in koi found well their teeth are situated at the back of the throat and are continually shed as the koi grows.
How to find them, if you dont have a filter system that has a pre filter try checking the bottom of your pond they look a little like white pebbles
The larger the koi grows the larger these teethgrow and with the largest koi they look remakably human in appearance see photos .
Dave
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I don't think I'd ever want to collect koi teeth, but after I got over the shock of finding out they do indeed have teeth , I was curious what they'd look like! Nice of you to post a picture! Thank you Dave! 
No problemI don't think I'd ever want to collect koi teeth, but after I got over the shock of finding out they do indeed have teeth , I was curious what they'd look like! Nice of you to post a picture! Thank you Dave!
Dave