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maxillary barbel

Barbel originating from the distal end of the maxilla on the side of the mouth.

Used in 143 species profiles

Ageneiosus inermis
Ageneiosus marmoratus
Ageneiosus ucayalensis
Crossocheilus atrilimes
Crossocheilus langei
Dawkinsia arulius

Related terms

barbel
A slender, whiskerlike, external process on the jaw or other part of the head of certain fishes used for touch and taste. Also used to refer to European members of the cyprinid genus Barbus.
distal
Located away from the point or origin of attachment or a central point of the body. Opposite of proximal.
maxilla
Either of two fused bones forming the upper jaw, displaced inwardly by the premaxilla in some fishes. May bear teeth.
rostral barbel
Anterior maxillary barbel.

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