Barbel Gallery

Channel Catfish

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Channel catfish is North America's most numerous catfish species. It is the official fish of Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, and Tennessee, and is informally referred to as a "channel cat"
Pat Morris
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Common carp (Cyprinus carpio)

Common carp (Cyprinus carpio), an unwanted fish in the Murray Darling water system. Muddies the water, interferes with irrigation systems, damages the trout fishery and spoils the environment for native fish. Lake Hume, Albury-Wondonga, New South Wales, Australia

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Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) portrait, resting on the sand in shallow water

Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) portrait, resting on the sand in shallow water. Its barbels are clearly visible on its top lip. South Bimini, Bahamas. The Bahamas National Shark Sanctuary. Gulf Stream, West Atlantic Ocean

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