A fish with prominent barbels or whisker-like sensory organs; a variant name for a barbel or similar fish.
From 'barb' (beard, from Latin 'barba') plus 'bone,' possibly referring to the bony structure of the whisker-like organs, or a direct variant of 'barbel.'
Fish with barbels—like catfish, carp, and some plecos—dominated freshwater environments for millions of years precisely because those whisker-sensors work brilliantly in muddy, low-visibility water.
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