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The 15 pages that link to Barbel, each with the reason it gives.

• Common carpRelated: The common carp’s two pairs help detect food while it probes the bottom.

• IlliciumCompared with: Barbels can probe or signal near the mouth, unlike the dorsal-origin illicium that carries a lure.

• Nurse sharkBroader topic: Its short barbels help locate prey on or within the seafloor.

• GadiformesRelated: Several cods bear a chin barbel that helps detect food near the seabed.

• Carpet sharkRelated: Many carpet sharks have mouth barbels that help detect food near the seabed.

• LoachRelated: Many loaches use mouth barbels to detect food along the substrate.

• WobbegongBroader topic: Wobbegongs' barbels help detect prey near the seafloor.

• SawsharkRelated: A pair near the sawshark’s snout helps distinguish it from sawfish.

• Black bullheadRelated: The black bullhead’s black chin barbels help distinguish it from similar species.

• BurbotRelated: A single chin barbel is a conspicuous identification feature of burbot.

• CarassiusCompared with: Their presence helps distinguish common carp from Carassius species, which lack barbels.

• LoricariidaeRelated: Loricariids retain barbels that help detect food near the substrate.

• Misgurnus fossilisRelated: Barbels help this bottom-feeding fish detect food in murky water.

• Red mulletRelated: Red mullet uses its chin barbels to search sediment for small prey.

• TenchRelated: Tench has a pair of short barbels at the corners of its mouth.