ABSTRACT
Catfish and goatfish have been studied extensively because of the barbels they use to identify food items. The barbels are densely supplied with taste buds and the sensory input from them plays an essential role in the initial stages of feeding behavior such as food search and placing food in the mouth. This chapter addresses our recent findings on the barbel taste systems in the sea catfish (Plotosus lineatus) and goatfishes (Parupeneus tTifasciatus and P. pleurotaeni).
