barbel

Example Sentences

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As she grows, her eyes recede, and she blossoms huge teeth, rows of light-producing organs lining the body, and a barbel, a whisker-like chin projection.

From National Geographic

Dragonfish have “luminous barbels swinging from their chins”; a Pacific sleeper shark possesses “a body as brindled as old granite.”

From Scientific American

There were also "quite a few" larger dead specimens including chub, barbel and brown trout that had been seen.

From BBC

At Dianchi authorities are also trying to reintroduce more golden line barbel, a fish native to the lake almost wiped out by pollution and invasive species.

From Reuters

Catfish are aquatic animals known for their barbels that look like whiskers around their lips.

From Los Angeles Times