Whiskers
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Whiskers, also known as vibrissae, are specialized sensory hairs that help most species of mammals sense their environment. Whiskers function as highly sensitive feelers that help mammals navigate the
A cat with whiskers
A chinchilla with large macrovibrissae
A Patagonian fox showing four major cranial groups of vibrissae: supraorbital (above the eye), mystacial (where a moustache would be), genal (on the cheek, far left), and mandibular (pointing down, under the snout)
A pet rat clearly showing the grid-like arrangement of the macrovibrissae on the face, and the microvibrissae under the nostrils. The supraorbital vibrissae above the right eye are also visible.
Catfish
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Catfish are a diverse group of ray-finned fish of the order Siluriformes. Catfish are named for their prominent barbels, which resemble a cat's whiskers, though not all catfish have prominent barbels.
Whiskers
…organs near the mouth. These are often referred to as "whiskers", although they are more correctly termed barbels. Fish that have barbels include the catfish, carp, goatfish, hagfish, sturgeon, zebrafish and some species of shark. The Pimelodidae are a family of catfishes (order Siluriformes) commonly known…
A sting from the striped eel catfish, Plotosus lineatus, may be fatal. These are juveniles
Blue catfish (Ictalurus furcatus) skeleton, Museum of Osteology
The internal organs of glass catfish (such as Kryptopterus vitreolus) are visible through their transparent bodies
Loading U.S. farm-raised catfish.