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Lasiancistrus — Taxobox name = Lasiancistrus regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Siluriformes familia = Loricariidae subfamilia = Hypostominae tribus = Ancistrini genus = Lasiancistrus genus authority = Regan, 1904 type species =… … Wikipedia
Barbel (fish) — They are usually found in gravel and rocky bottomed fast flowing waters with high dissolved oxygen content. A typical adult barbel will range from 25 to 100 cm in length and weigh anywhere between 200 g and 10 kg, although weights of 1 2kg are… … Wikipedia
Barbel (anatomy) — A barbel on a fish is a slender, whiskerlike tactile organ near the mouth. Fish that have barbels include the catfish, the carp, the goatfish, sturgeon, and some species of shark. They house the taste buds of such fish and are used to search for… … Wikipedia
carp — carp1 carper, n. /kahrp/, v.i. 1. to find fault or complain querulously or unreasonably; be niggling in criticizing; cavil: to carp at minor errors. n. 2. a peevish complaint. [1200 50; ME carpen to speak, prate < ON karpa to brag, wrangle] Syn.… … Universalium
catfish — /kat fish /, n. pl. (esp. collectively) catfish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) catfishes. 1. any of the numerous fishes of the order or suborder Nematognathi (or Siluroidei), characterized by barbels around the mouth and the… … Universalium
drum — drum1 /drum/, n., pl. drums, (esp. collectively for 11) drum, v., drummed, drumming. n. 1. a musical percussion instrument consisting of a hollow, usually cylindrical, body covered at one or both ends with a tightly stretched membrane, or head,… … Universalium
loach — /lohch/, n. any of several slender European and Asian fishes of the family Cobitidae and related families, having several barbels around the mouth. [1325 75; ME loche < MF] * * * ▪ fish any of the small, generally elongated freshwater fishes of… … Universalium
sandfish — /sand fish /, n., pl. (esp. collectively) sandfish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) sandfishes. 1. either of two scaleless fishes of the family Trichodontidae, of the North Pacific, that live in sand or mud. 2. Also called beaked … Universalium
chondrostean — ▪ fish Introduction any member of a group of primitive ray finned bony fishes (bony fish) that make up one of the three major subdivisions of the superclass Actinopterygii, the other two being the holosteans (holostean) and the teleosts… … Universalium
List of Pokémon (252–319) — Pokémon has 646 (as of Pokémon Black and White) distinctive fictional species classified as the titular Pokémon. These creatures and entities reside throughout various locations of the fictional Pokémon universe and can be caught by humans… … Wikipedia
