''Pethia'' is a

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of small

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in the

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Cyprinidae Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and relatives like the barbs and barbels. Cyprinidae is the largest and most diverse fish family and the largest verte ...

native to

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Pethia stoliczkana ''Pethia stoliczkana'' is a freshwater tropical cyprinid fish native to the upper Mekong, Salwen, Irrawaddy, Meklong and upper Charo Phraya basins in the countries of Nepal, India, Pakistan, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Laos, Thailand, China and ...

recorded) and

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. Some species are commonly seen in the

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trade. The name ''Pethia'' is derived from the

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''"pethia"'', a generic word used to describe any of several small

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of cyprinid fishes.Pethiyagoda, R., Meegaskumbura, M. & Maduwage, K. (2012)
A synopsis of the South Asian fishes referred to ''Puntius'' (Pisces: Cyprinidae).
''Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 23 (1): 69-95.'' Most members of this genus were included in ''

Puntius ''Puntius'' is a genus of small freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae native to South Asia and Mainland Southeast Asia, as well as Taiwan. Many species formerly placed in ''Puntius'' have been moved to other genera such as ''Barbodes'', ''Daw ...

'', until it was revised in 2012.

Species

There are currently 39 recognized species in this genus: * ''

Pethia atra ''Pethia atra'' is a species of cyprinid fish native to India where it is found in sluggish streams in the Imphal Valley, Manipur Manipur () ( mni, Kangleipak) is a state in Northeast India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. It i ...

'' ( Linthoingambi & Vishwanath, 2007) * ''

Pethia aurea ''Pethia aurea'' is a species of cyprinid fish where it is found in sluggish streams in West Bengal, India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the sec ...

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, 2013Knight, J.D.M. (2013): ''Pethia aurea'' (Teleostei: Cyprinidae), a new species of barb from West Bengal, India, with redescription of ''P. gelius'' and ''P. canius''. ''Zootaxa, 3700 (1): 173–184.'' * ''

Pethia bandula The bandula barb (''Pethia bandula'') is a species of cyprinid endemism, endemic to Sri Lanka where it is only known from near Galapitamada in the Warakapola Divisional Secretariat. As this critically endangered species only was known from a sin ...

'' (

Kottelat Maurice Kottelat (born 16 July 1957 in Delémont, SwitzerlandC ...

& Pethiyagoda, 1991) (Bandula barb) * ''

Pethia canius ''Pethia canius'' is a species of cyprinid fish native to India where it is found in sluggish streams in West Bengal, India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country ...

'' ( F. Hamilton, 1822) * ''

Pethia conchonius The rosy barb (''Pethia conchonius'') is a subtropical freshwater cyprinid fish found in southern Asia from Afghanistan to Bangladesh. Description This pinkish fish species of barb grows up to 6 inches (14 cm) in length. Their colo ...

'' ( F. Hamilton, 1822) (Rosy barb) * ''

Pethia cumingii ''Pethia cumingii'', known as the Cuming's barb or the two spot barb (though that name can also apply to the Ticto barb, ''P. ticto''), is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to Sri Lanka. Its stocks have declined in recent decades, and in 199 ...

'' ( Günther, 1868) (Cuming's barb) * ''

Pethia didi ''Pethia didi'' is a species of cyprinid fish which has only been recorded in the vicinity of Myitkyina and Indawgyi Lake in the north of Myanmar. This is a small fish which can reach a length of fish measurement, SL. It is generally brownish ...

'' ( S. O. Kullander & F. Fang, 2005) * ''

Pethia erythromycter ''Pethia erythromycter'' is a species of cyprinid fish native to Myanmar where it is found in Myitkyina and Lake Indawgyi. This species can reach a length of fish measurement, SL. References

Pethia Fish described in 2008 Fish of Mya ...

'' ( S. O. Kullander, 2008) * ''

Pethia expletiforis ''Pethia expletiforis'' is a species of cyprinid fish native to India where it is found in streams in Mizoram, India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area ...

'' Mayanglambam & Vishwanath, 2013Mayanglambam, D. & Vishwanath, W. (2013): A new species of the genus ''Pethia'' from Mizoram, northeastern India (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). ''Zootaxa, 3736 (1): 82–88.'' * ''

Pethia gelius :This species may be confused with either the gold barb'' (''Barbodes semifasciolatus'' var. ''schuberti'') ''or the goldfinned barb'' (''Puntius sachsii'').'' The golden barb or golden dwarf barb (''Pethia gelius'') is a species of cyprinid fis ...

'' ( F. Hamilton, 1822) (Golden barb) * '' Pethia guganio'' ( F. Hamilton, 1822) (Glass barb) * '' Pethia khugae'' ( Linthoingambi & Vishwanath, 2007) * '' Pethia longicauda'' U. Katwate, Paingankar, Raghavan & Dahanukar, 2014Katwate, U., Paingankar, M.S., Raghavan, R. & Dahanukar, N. (2014): ''Pethia longicauda'', a new species of barb (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from the northern Western Ghats, India. ''Zootaxa, 3846 (2): 235–248''. * '' Pethia lutea'' U. Katwate, C. Katwate, Raghavan, Paingankar & Dahanukar, 2014 (Citron barb)Katwate, U., Katwate, C., Raghavan, R., Paingankar, M.S. & Dahanukar, N. (2014): ''Pethia lutea'', a new species of barb (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) and new records of ''P. punctata'' from northern Western Ghats of India. ''Journal of Threatened Taxa, 6 (6): 5797-5818''. * '' Pethia macrogramma'' ( S. O. Kullander, 2008) * '' Pethia manipurensis'' (

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, Rema Devi & Vishwanath, 2000) * '' Pethia meingangbii'' ( Arunkumar & Tombi Singh, 2003) * '' Pethia melanomaculata'' (

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, 1956)Batuwita, S., Maduwage, K. & Sudasinghe, H. (2015): Redescription of ''Pethia melanomaculata'' (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from Sri Lanka. ''Zootaxa, 3936 (4): 575–583.'' *'' Pethia muvattupuzhaensis'' (Jameela Beevi & Ramachandran, 2005) * '' Pethia nankyweensis'' ( S. O. Kullander, 2008) * '' Pethia narayani'' ( Hora, 1937) (Narayan barb) * ''

Pethia nigripinna ''Pethia nigripinna'' is a species of cyprinid fish Fish are aquatic, craniate, gill-bearing animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish as well ...

'' (

, Rema Devi, T. J. Indra & Arunachalam, 2012)Knight, J.D.M., Rema Devi, K., Indra, T.J. & Arunachalam, M. (2012)
A new species of barb ''Puntius nigripinnis'' (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from southern Western Ghats, India.
''Journal of Threatened Taxa, 4 (3): 2409–2416.'' * '' Pethia nigrofasciata'' ( Günther, 1868) (Black-ruby barb) * '' Pethia ornatus'' ( Vishwanath & Laisram, 2004) * '' Pethia padamya'' ( S. O. Kullander &

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, 2008) (Odessa barb) * ''

Pethia phutunio The spottedsail barb, dwarf barb, phutuni barb, or pygmy barb (''Pethia phutunio'') is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the subfamily Cyprininae of the family Cyprinidae. It originates in inland waters in Asia, and is found in Pakistan, ...

'' ( F. Hamilton, 1822) (Spotted-sail barb) * ''

Pethia poiensis ''Pethia poiensis'' is a species of cyprinid fish in the genus ''Pethia ''Pethia'' is a genus of small freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae native to South Asia, East Asia (only Pethia stoliczkana recorded) and Mainland Southeast Asia. Som ...

'' Shangningam & Waikhom, 2018 * ''

Pethia pookodensis ''Pethia pookodensis'' is a species of cyprinid fish found in Kerala, India where it is only known to occur in Pookode Lake Pookode Lake is a scenic freshwater lake in the Wayanad district in Kerala, South India. A major tourist destination ...

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& Eapen, 2007) * '' Pethia punctata'' ( F. Day, 1865)Katwate, U., Baby, F., Raghavan, R. & Dahanukar, N. (2014): The identity of ''Pethia punctata'', a senior synonym of ''P. muvattupuzhaensis''(Teleostei: Cyprinidae). ''Zootaxa, 3884 (3): 201-221.'' * ''

Pethia reval ''Pethia reval'', the red-finned barb, is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to Sri Lanka. This species can reach a length of SL. Congener, ''Pethia cumingii ''Pethia cumingii'', known as the Cuming's barb or the two spot barb (though tha ...

'' ( Meegaskumbura, N. K. A. Silva, Maduwage & Pethiyagoda, 2008) * ''

Pethia rutila ''Pethia rutila'' is a species of cyprinid fish found in the Aivapui River and Keisalam River in the Karnaphuli River drainage in Mizoram, India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the s ...

'' Lalramliana,

& Laltlanhlua, 2014Lalramliana, Knight, J.D.M. & Laltlanhlua, Z. (2014): ''Pethia rutila'' (Teleostei: Cyprinidae), a new species from Mizoram, Northeast India. ''Zootaxa, 3827 (3): 366–374.'' * '' Pethia sanjaymoluri'' U. Katwate,

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, Kumkar, Raghavan & Dahanukar, 2016 (Sanjay's black-tip pethia)Katwate, U., Jadhav, S., Kumkar, P., Raghavan, R. & Dahanukar, N. (2016): ''Pethia sanjaymoluri'', a new species of barb (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from the northern Western Ghats, India. ''Journal of Fish Biology, 88 (5): 2027–2050.'' * '' Pethia setnai'' ( Chhapgar & S. R. Sane, 1992) * '' Pethia shalynius'' (G. M. Yazdani & S. K. Talukdar, 1975) (Shalyni barb) * '' Pethia sharmai'' (

& Rema Devi, 1993) * ''

'' ( F. Day, 1871) * ''

Pethia striata ''Pethia striata'' is a species of cyprinid fish found in the Tunga River basin in Karnataka, India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-mo ...

'' Atkore,

, Rema Devi & Krishnaswamy, 2015 (Kudremukh barb)Atkore, V.M., Knight, J.D.M., Rema Devi, K. & Krishnaswamy, J. (2015): A New Species of ''Pethia'' from the Western Ghats, India (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). ''Copeia, 103 (2): 290-296.'' * '' Pethia thelys'' ( S. O. Kullander, 2008) * '' Pethia tiantian'' ( S. O. Kullander & F. Fang, 2005) * '' Pethia ticto'' ( F. Hamilton, 1822) (Hamilton's ticto barb)Katwate, U., Raghavan, R. & Dahanukar, N. (2015): The identity of Hamilton’s Ticto Barb, ''Pethia ticto'' (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). ''Zootaxa, 3964 (4): 401-418.'' * ''

Pethia yuensis ''Pethia yuensis'' is a species of cyprinid fish found in rivers in Manipur, India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous count ...

'' ( Arunkumar & Tombi Singh, 2003)

References

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