Common name of Barbichthys laevis
 
Common name Sucker barb
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Malaysia
Locality
Ref. Lim, K.K.P., P.K.L. Ng, M. Kottelat and M. Zakaria-Ismail, 1993
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core morphology
1st modifier morphology
2nd modifier
Remarks 'barb', from Latin 'barba', i.e., beard, via Old French 'barbe'; refers to the sensitive whisker-like projections round the mouth (Ref. 11979); 'sucker', i.e., an organ in various animals for adhering or holding, a mouth adapted for sucking (Ref. 27888).
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