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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae Minnows or carps
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Pethia

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39 species (see list below)

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Asia
Max. Length 5.8 cm SL
 
Pethia atra
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 2.4 cm SL
 
Pethia aurea
[]

Photo by Weerakkody, S.

Asia
Max. Length 4.1 cm SL
Pethia bandula (Kottelat & Pethiyagoda, 1991)

Photo by Weerakkody, S.
 
Pethia bandula
[Bandula barb]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 3.0 cm SL
 
Pethia canius
[]

Photo by Janiczak, B.J.

Asia
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Pethia conchonius (Hamilton, 1822)

Photo by Janiczak, B.J.
 
Pethia conchonius
[Rosy barb]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Asia
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Pethia cumingii (Günther, 1868)

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Pethia cumingii
[Two spot barb]

Photo by Kullander, S.O.

Asia
Max. Length 4.0 cm SL
Pethia didi (Kullander & Fang, 2005)

Photo by Kullander, S.O.
 
Pethia didi
[]

Photo by JJPhoto

Asia
Max. Length 3.3 cm SL
Pethia erythromycter (Kullander, 2008)

Photo by JJPhoto
 
Pethia erythromycter
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 4.7 cm SL
 
Pethia expletiforis
[]

Photo by Mahalder, B.

Asia
Max. Length 5.1 cm TL
Pethia gelius (Hamilton, 1822)

Photo by Mahalder, B.
 
Pethia gelius
[Golden barb]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 8 cm TL
 
Pethia guganio
[Glass-barb]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 4.7 cm SL
 
Pethia khugae
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 3.8 cm SL
 
Pethia longicauda
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 3.9 cm SL
 
Pethia lutea
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 5.1 cm SL
 
Pethia macrogramma
[]

Photo by Cottle, P.W.

Asia
Max. Length 6.2 cm SL
Pethia manipurensis (Menon, Rema Devi & Vishwanath, 2000)

Photo by Cottle, P.W.
 
Pethia manipurensis
[]

Photo by Grimm, M.

Asia

Pethia meingangbii (Arunkumar & Tombi Singh, 2003)

Photo by Grimm, M.
 
Pethia meingangbii
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 3.9 cm SL
 
Pethia melanomaculata
[]

Photo by Zeena, K.V.

Asia
Max. Length 4.5 cm SL
Pethia muvattupuzhaensis (Jameela Beevi & Ramachandran, 2005)

Photo by Zeena, K.V.
 
Pethia muvattupuzhaensis
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 3.3 cm SL
 
Pethia nankyweensis
[]

Photo by Baesler, S.

Asia
Max. Length 7.8 cm TL
Pethia narayani (Hora, 1937)

Photo by Baesler, S.
 
Pethia narayani
[Narayan barb]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 4.5 cm SL
 
Pethia nigripinna
[]

Photo by Ott, G.

Asia
Max. Length 6.7 cm TL
Pethia nigrofasciata (Günther, 1868)

Photo by Ott, G.
 
Pethia nigrofasciata
[Black ruby barb]

Photo by Bordoloi, S.C./Anjali Baishya

Asia
Max. Length 4.3 cm TL
Pethia ornatus (Vishwanath & Laisram, 2004)

Photo by Bordoloi, S.C./Anjali Baishya
 
Pethia ornatus
[]

Photo by Greco, F.M.

Asia
Max. Length 4.6 cm SL
Pethia padamya (Kullander & Britz, 2008)

Photo by Greco, F.M.
 
Pethia padamya
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Asia
Max. Length 3.5 cm TL
Pethia phutunio (Hamilton, 1822)

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Pethia phutunio
[Spottedsail barb]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 4.3 cm SL
 
Pethia pookodensis
[]

Photo by Sreekantha

Asia
Max. Length 7.5 cm TL
Pethia punctata (Day, 1865)

Photo by Sreekantha
 
Pethia punctata
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 3.4 cm SL
 
Pethia reval
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 4.5 cm SL
 
Pethia rutila
[]

Photo by Sreekantha

Asia
Max. Length 5.7 cm TL
Pethia setnai (Chhapgar & Sane, 1992)

Photo by Sreekantha
 
Pethia setnai
[]

Photo by JJPhoto

Asia
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Pethia shalynius (Yazdani & Talukdar, 1975)

Photo by JJPhoto
 
Pethia shalynius
[Shalyni barb]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 2.7 cm SL
 
Pethia sharmai
[]

Photo by Kullander, S.O.

Asia
Max. Length 5 cm SL
Pethia stoliczkana (Day, 1871)

Photo by Kullander, S.O.
 
Pethia stoliczkana
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 3.3 cm SL
 
Pethia striata
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 4.2 cm SL
 
Pethia thelys
[]

Photo by Kullander, S.O.

Asia
Max. Length 4.5 cm SL
Pethia tiantian (Kullander & Fang, 2005)

Photo by Kullander, S.O.
 
Pethia tiantian
[]

Photo by Ott, G.

Asia
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Pethia ticto (Hamilton, 1822)

Photo by Ott, G.
 
Pethia ticto
[Ticto barb]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 5.5 cm SL
 
Pethia yuensis
[]
39 Species of Family Cyprinidae with Genus Pethia
(Minnows or carps)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
2007 Pethia atra Asia 5.8 SL
2013 Pethia aurea Asia 2.4 SL
1991 Pethia bandula Bandula barb Asia 4.1 SL
1822 Pethia canius Asia 3.0 SL
1822 Pethia conchonius Rosy barb Asia 14 TL
1868 Pethia cumingii Two spot barb Asia 5 TL
2005 Pethia didi Asia 4.0 SL
2008 Pethia erythromycter Asia 3.3 SL
2013 Pethia expletiforis Asia 4.7 SL
1822 Pethia gelius Golden barb Asia 5.1 TL
1822 Pethia guganio Glass-barb Asia 8 TL
2007 Pethia khugae Asia 4.7 SL
2014 Pethia longicauda Asia 3.8 SL
2014 Pethia lutea Asia 3.9 SL
2008 Pethia macrogramma Asia 5.1 SL
2000 Pethia manipurensis Asia 6.2 SL
2003 Pethia meingangbii Asia
1956 Pethia melanomaculata Asia 3.9 SL
2005 Pethia muvattupuzhaensis Asia 4.5 SL
2008 Pethia nankyweensis Asia 3.3 SL
1937 Pethia narayani Narayan barb Asia 7.8 TL
2012 Pethia nigripinna Asia 4.5 SL
1868 Pethia nigrofasciata Black ruby barb Asia 6.7 TL
2004 Pethia ornatus Asia 4.3 TL
2008 Pethia padamya Asia 4.6 SL
1822 Pethia phutunio Spottedsail barb Asia 3.5 TL
2007 Pethia pookodensis Asia 4.3 SL
1865 Pethia punctata Asia 7.5 TL
2008 Pethia reval Asia 3.4 SL
2014 Pethia rutila Asia 4.5 SL
1992 Pethia setnai Asia 5.7 TL
1975 Pethia shalynius Shalyni barb Asia 6 TL
1993 Pethia sharmai Asia 2.7 SL
1871 Pethia stoliczkana Asia 5 SL
2015 Pethia striata Asia 3.3 SL
2008 Pethia thelys Asia 4.2 SL
2005 Pethia tiantian Asia 4.5 SL
1822 Pethia ticto Ticto barb Asia 10 TL
2003 Pethia yuensis Asia 5.5 SL



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