Barbel

Barbel may refer to:

• Barbel (zoology), a whisker-like organ near the mouth found in some fish (notably catfish, loaches and cyprinids) and turtles
• Barbel (fish), a common name for certain species of fish
  • Barbus barbus, a species of cyprinid native to Eurasia
  • Clarias gariepinus and related species of African catfish
• USS Barbel (SS-316), a US Navy submarine launched in 1943
• USS Barbel (SS-580), a US Navy submarine launched in 1958
  • Barbel class of submarines of which SS-580 was the lead ship

Given name

• Bärbel, a German-language feminine given name

Surname

• Jacques Barbel (c. 1670–1740), French soldier
• Marie-Anne Barbel (1704–1793), French-Canadian businesswoman