Any one of several small, fresh-water, cyprinoid fishes of the genera Cobitis, Nemachilus, and allied genera, having six or more barbules around the mouth. They are found in Europe and Asia. The common European species (Nemachilus barbatulus) is used as a food fish.

a small European fresh-water fish of the carp family.

slender freshwater fishes of Eurasia and Africa resembling catfishes

nickname for the small, low-flying observation helicopters used primarily by air cav units to locate enemy targets for gunships and infantry units.