barbels

Catfish facial sensors

Barbels are whisker-like sensory organs near the mouths of certain fish, used to detect food in murky water.

Catfish and carp have prominent barbels.

The word also names a group of freshwater fish in the carp family that possess these appendages: We caught several barbels in the river.

fish

catfish

Barbeled freshwater bottom-feeder

carpWhine about trivialities
koiOrnamental pond carp
sturgeonLarge armored fish

loaches · gudgeon · goatfish · cod · haddock · pollock · zebrafish · goldfish · minnow · tench

anatomy

whiskers

Facial sensory hairs

filamentsVery thin threads
appendagesProjecting body parts
chinLowest facial protrusion

sensory organs · protrusions · fleshy · elongated · paired · maxillary · mandibular · rostral · nasal · external

sensory

chemoreceptors

Cells detecting molecular stimuli

mechanoreceptorsSensory cells detecting pressure
tasteFlavor perception ability
touchPerceiving through physical contact

detection · foraging · nocturnal · murky water · chemical signals · substrate · scavenging · olfaction · gustation · sensitivity

weightlifting

dumbbell

Handheld exercise weight

weightsHeavy objects for lifting
gymExercise facility
liftingRaising something heavy

curl · press · deadlift · squat · bench · Olympic · plates · grip · rack · iron

Categories

Cory Catfishbony plates
animal adaptationscamouflage, webbed feet, filter feeding, thick fur, blubber
animal traitsfur, tail, claws, teeth, wings
fish anatomygills, fins, tail, eye, pelvic fins
fish featuresgills, fins, scales, swim bladder, streamlined body
catfishingtrotline, channel catfish, circle hook, stink bait, chicken liver

Phrases

barbed wireSpiked metal fence material
barbed wire fence
behind barbed wire
barbell curlArm exercise using weighted bar
barbell squatsWeighted standing leg exercise
barbell rowBack strength exercise

Family

barbed, barbell, barbells, barbel

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