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β 11y agoThey are like taste buds! They are for smelling out food in the murky bottoms of lakes.
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β 11y agohelp then grab objects
The barbels on a fish (such as a catfish for example) are near their mouths and contain their taste buds; they use them to find food in murky water.
They can smell it and feel it with their 'whiskers.'
Barbels are sensory organs found near the mouth of certain fish species, such as catfish. They help the fish to locate food by detecting vibrations and chemicals in the water. Barbels can also aid in navigating dark or murky waters.
Catfish are not dangerous to human beings if you know how to do the correct procedures when handeling the catfish. The best way to unhook a catfish is to pick it up with your fingers around the frond fins holding it from the belly.
Catfish, one of a large group of scaleless fish. It is a bottom-feeder and uses its sensitive feelers, or barbels, to locate food such as crayfish. There are many species of catfish worldwide and they inhabit both salt water and freshwater. North American freshwater species include the channel catfish, blue catfish, bullhead, madtom, and stonecat. These fish can cause painful wounds with their sharp quills, or spines, located in front of their fins. United Nations Farms
Muddy water contain insoluble particles in suspension.
No,they do not take in muddy water,as they are flitered by the plant.
Muddy river water is a mixture of different materials. The moving river keeps it muddy. If the water stops moving, the muddy material will precipitate and settle to the bottom.
Yes, muddy water contains sediment. Sediment is the solid material that is suspended in water and can give the water a cloudy or murky appearance.
When you add dirt and mix it in with the water, the clear water becomes muddy.
The duration of An Inlet of Muddy Water is 2.17 hours.
The catfish that I have caught and cleaned do not have teeth.... These are fresh water catfish.....