Hemerocoetidae

Barbel duckbill

Acanthaphritis barbata

A snout barbel probing shelf edge rocky ground

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Indian Ocean
• Pacific Ocean
• Elongated
• Small
• Tropical fish

Barbel duckbill is a marine fish of rocky ground along the shelf edge. A single barbel hangs from its snout as it moves near the bottom.