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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. Some species are commonly seen in the aquarium trade. The name ''Pethia'' is derived from the Sinhalese ''"pethia"'', a generic word used to describe any of several small species 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'', until it was revised in 2012. Species ''Pethia'' contains the following species: * '' Pethia arunachalensis'' Shangningam, Kosygin & Chowdhury, 2020 (Arunachal barb) * '' Pethia atra'' ( Linthoingambi & Vishwanath, 2007) * '' Pethia aurea'' Knight, 2013 * '' Pethia bandula'' ( Kottelat & Pethiyagoda, 1991) (Bandula barb) * '' Pethia canius'' (Hamilton, 1822) ...
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Pethia Bandula
''Pethia'' is a genus of small freshwater fish in the family (biology), family Cyprinidae native to South Asia, East Asia (only ''Pethia stoliczkana'' recorded) and Mainland Southeast Asia. Some species are commonly seen in the aquarium trade. The name ''Pethia'' is derived from the Sinhalese language, Sinhalese ''"pethia"'', a generic word used to describe any of several small species 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'', until it was revised in 2012. Species ''Pethia'' contains the following species: * ''Pethia arunachalensis'' Bungdon Shangningam, Shangningam, Laishram Kosygin, Kosygin & Basudhara Roy Chowdhury, Chowdhury, 2020 (Arunachal barb) * ''Pethia atra'' (Irengbam Linthoingambi, Linthoingambi & Waikhom Vishwanath, Vishwanath, 2007) * '' ...
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Black Ruby Barb
The black ruby barb (''Pethia nigrofasciata'', formerly ''Puntius nigrofasciatus'') or purplehead barb is a tropical cyprinid fish endemism, endemic to Sri Lanka, where it occurs in forested streams from the Kelani River, Kelani basin to the Nilwala River, Nilwala basin. They are found in streams on hills around in elevation. The brightly colored population introduced to Mahaweli River, Mahaweli at Ginigathena, Sri Lanka, is said to have diminished in number due to the aquarium export trade. Description The young fish has a yellowish-gray body with black vertical stripes. The silver body turns into a dark ruby-red color in mature, breeding males. In the female, the basal part of all the vertical fins is black. In the male, the whole dorsal fin is a deep black, the anal fin blackish red, and the pelvic fins are purple. The fish will grow to a maximum length of with the female being slightly longer than the male. Water conditions Black ruby barbs natively live in a tro ...
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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 () is a state in northeastern India with Imphal as its capital. It borders the Indian states of Assam to the west, Mizoram to the south, and Nagaland to the north and shares the international border with Myanmar, specifically t .... This species can reach a length of SL. References atra Taxa named by Waikhom Vishwanath Fish described in 2007 Barbs (fish) {{Barbinae-stub ...
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Barbus Nigrofasciatus
The black ruby barb (''Pethia nigrofasciata'', formerly ''Puntius nigrofasciatus'') or purplehead barb is a tropical cyprinid fish endemic to Sri Lanka, where it occurs in forested streams from the Kelani basin to the Nilwala basin. They are found in streams on hills around in elevation. The brightly colored population introduced to Mahaweli at Ginigathena, Sri Lanka, is said to have diminished in number due to the aquarium export trade. Description The young fish has a yellowish-gray body with black vertical stripes. The silver body turns into a dark ruby-red color in mature, breeding males. In the female, the basal part of all the vertical fins is black. In the male, the whole dorsal fin is a deep black, the anal fin blackish red, and the pelvic fins are purple. The fish will grow to a maximum length of with the female being slightly longer than the male. Water conditions Black ruby barbs natively live in a tropical climate among cool, shady, quietly flowing fo ...
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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, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since .... This species can reach a length of SL. References canius Fish described in 1822 Taxa named by Francis Buchanan-Hamilton {{Barbinae-stub ...
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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, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since .... This species can reach a length of SL. References aurea Fish of India Fish described in 2013 {{Barbinae-stub ...
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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'', '' Dawkinsia'', '' Desmopuntius'', ''Haludaria'', '' Oliotius'', '' Pethia'', '' Puntigrus'', '' Sahyadria'' and '' Systomus''.Kottelat, M. (2013)The fishes of the inland waters of southeast Asia: A catalogue and core bibliography of the fishes known to occur in freshwaters, mangroves and estuaries. ''Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, Suppl. No. 27: 1–663.''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.''Raghavan, R., Philip, S., Ali, A. & Dahanukar, N. (2013)''Sahyadria'', a new genus of barbs (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from Western Ghats of India.''Journal of Threatened Taxa, 5 (15): 4932–4938.'' ...
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Cyprinidae
Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family, including the carps, the true minnows, and their relatives the barbs and barbels, among others. Cyprinidae is the largest and most diverse fish family, and the largest vertebrate animal family overall, with about 1,780 species divided into 166 valid genera. Cyprinids range from about in size to the giant barb (''Catlocarpio siamensis''). By genus and species count, the family makes up more than two-thirds of the ostariophysian order Cypriniformes. The family name is derived from the Greek word ( 'carp'). Biology and ecology Cyprinids are stomachless, or ''agastric'', fish with toothless jaws. Even so, food can be effectively chewed by the gill rakers of the specialized last gill bow. These pharyngeal teeth allow the fish to make chewing motions against a chewing plate formed by a bony process of the skull. The pharyngeal teeth are unique to each species and are used to identify spec ...
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