Dictionary of Ichthyology |
barbel = a slender fleshy process located close to the mouth, usually possessing tactile and/or gustatory sense, and useful in identification, e.g. in Acipenseridae, Gadidae, Ictaluridae, Cyprinidae, Clariidae |
Pogonias cromis, black drum (Sciaenidae), aquarium specimen. Photograph by Brian W. Coad. |