Sentence examples for barbel from inspiring English sources

They are slender fishes up to 37.5 cm (15 inches) long and have pointed snouts; the mouth, preceded by a whiskerlike barbel, is underneath.

Pike is predominant in the upper course of the river, as are yellowfish and barbel.

The bib is a rather deep-bodied fish with a chin barbel, three close-set dorsal fins, and two close-set anal fins.

It has a small chin barbel and, like the cod, has three dorsal and two anal fins.

A dark-spotted fish with three dorsal fins, two anal fins, and a chin barbel, it varies in colour from greenish or grayish to brown or blackish, though it may also be dull to bright red.

It has three dorsal and two anal fins and a chin barbel that, if present, is very small.

Some have whiskerlike barbels on the chin.

A typical loach has very small scales and three to six pairs of whiskerlike barbels around its mouth.

An adequate nerve supply is required for the regeneration of fish fins, taste barbels, and amphibian limbs.

Long barbels extend from the lower jaw, and luminescent organs run the length of the body along the sides.

Like the related musk turtles (Sternotherus), they are small animals (usually 15 cm [6 inches] or less in shell length) with fleshy barbels on the chin and the ability to exude a strong, musky odour.