Catfish are extraordinary creatures with distinctive whiskers, also called barbels, and they aren’t the only fish with them. Several fish species have barbels, which are sensory organs.

Like all catfish, the most distinguishing feature of the pictus catfish is its long whiskers or barbels. These barbels are extremely long and can even extend down to the tail fin. Pictus catfish ...

Like most other species of catfish, glass catfish have barbels, the “whiskers” on their heads that give the catfish their name. These barbels are used as feelers to find food, and on glass ...

The iconic barbels, or whiskers, near the mouth aren't the danger zone. Sharp spines near venom glands are on the edges of the dorsal and pectoral fins of a catfish. When the animal is threatened ...

Scutes are not the same as scales, though. The most identifiable feature of a catfish is its barbels. These whisker-like organs are what gave the catfish its name since they appear similar to a ...

Unlike other large catfish in the Mekong system, these giants have no teeth and minimal, if any, barbels. International trade of the fish is banned, and it is considered an overexploited resource Kent ...

“I was having a struggle to get a foothold,” Chen said, recalling the moment in 2003 when he spotted the catfish taking a ... mouth and with a pair of short barbels, or whiskers.

and scaleless catfish-type body with a large mouth, sharp pectoral spines and four pairs of barbels." Unlike the catfish people will catch by noodling — or using their hands to wrestle a catfish ...