barbel

In the former are several varieties, and some of enormous size, resembling the barbel.

Barbel, roach, club, and gudgeon are plentiful round the Bell Weir; and trout are often taken.

Head, about one-fifth the whole length; snout, very blunt, with a small barbel on the lower lip.

Each maxillary is provided with a small barbel; and the gill-covers are armed with short stiff spines.

Though called the salmon of India, the mahseer is really a species of barbel.