''Pethia'' is a

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of small

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in the

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native to

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Pethia stoliczkana ''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'' ...

'' 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 Sinhalese ''"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).
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'', until it was revised in 2012.

Species

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Pethia arunachalensis ''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'' ...

'' Shangningam, Kosygin &

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, 2020 (Arunachal barb) * ''

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 ...

'' ( 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, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seve ...

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, 2013 * ''

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. Th ...

'' ( Kottelat & 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, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependenc ...

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Pethia castor ''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'' ...

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& Kottelat, 2021 * '' Pethia chakpiensis'' Shangningam & Kosygin, 2023 * '' Pethia conchonius'' (Hamilton, 1822) (Rosy barb) * '' Pethia cumingii'' ( Günther, 1868) * '' Pethia didi'' ( Kullander &

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, 2005) * '' Pethia dikhuensis'' Praveenraj, Limaakum, Knight, Moulitharan & Imchen, 2022 * '' Pethia erythromycter'' (Kullander, 2008) * '' Pethia expletiforis'' Dishma & Vishwanath, 2013 * '' Pethia gelius'' (Hamilton, 1822) (Golden barb) * '' Pethia guganio'' (Hamilton, 1822) (Glass barb) * ''

Pethia khugae ''Pethia khugae''. the Khuga barb, is a species of cyprinid fish native to India where it is found in the Chindwin River basin, occurring in clear, relatively fast-flowing streams. This species reaches a length of fish measurement, SL. Refere ...

'' (Linthoingambi & Vishwanath, 2007) (Khuga barb) * '' Pethia longicauda'' U. Katwate, Paingankar,

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& Dahanukar, 2014 (Long-tailed pethia) * '' Pethia lutea'' U. Katwate, C. Katwate, Raghavan, Paingankar & Dahanukar, 2014 (Citron barb) * '' Pethia macrogramma'' (Kullander, 2008) * '' Pethia manipurensis'' (

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, Rema Devi & Vishwanath, 2000) * '' Pethia meingangbii'' ( Arunkumar & Tombi Singh, 2003) * '' Pethia melanomaculata'' ( Deraniyagala, 1956) (Tic-tac-toe barb) * '' Pethia muvattupuzhaensis'' ( Jameela Beevi &

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, 2005) * '' Pethia nankyweensis'' (Kullander, 2008) * '' Pethia narayani'' (Hora, 1937) (Narayan barb) * '' Pethia nigripinnis'' (Knight, Rema Devi,

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& Arunachalam, 2012) (Black fin barb) * ''

Pethia nigrofasciata 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 fo ...

'' (Günther, 1868) (Black ruby barb) * '' Pethia padamya'' (Kullander &

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, 2008) (Odessa barb) * '' Pethia phutunio'' (Hamilton, 1822) (Spottedsail barb) * '' Pethia poiensis'' Shangningam & Vishwanath, 2018 * '' Pethia pollux'' Conway, Pinion & Kottelat, 2021 * ''

Pethia pookodensis ''Pethia pookodensis'', the Pookode Lake barb, 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 m ...

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& Eapen, 2007) (Pookode Lake barb) * '' Pethia pugio'' (Kullander, 2008) * '' Pethia punctata'' (Day, 1865) (Dotted sawfin barb) * '' Pethia reval'' ( Meegaskumbura, N. K. A. Silva, Maduwage & Pethiyagoda, 2008) (Red-banded barb) * '' Pethia rutila'' Lalramliana, Knight & Laltlanhlua, 2014 * ''

Pethia sahit ''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'' ...

'' U. Katwate, Kumkar, Raghavan & Dahanukar, 2018 * ''

Pethia sanjaymoluri ''Pethia sanjaymoluri'', Sanjay's black-tip pethia, is a species of ray finned fish from the subfamily Barbinae, of the family Cyprinidae. It is found in the Pavana and Nira rivers which are tributaries of the Bhima River, part of Krishna River ...

'' Katwate, Jadhav, Kumkar, Raghavan & Dahanukar, 2016 * '' Pethia setnai'' ( Chhapgar & Sane, 1992) (Indigo barb) * '' Pethia shalynius'' ( Yazdani &

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, 1975) (Shalyni barb) * '' Pethia sharmai'' (Menon & Rema Devi, 1993) (Chennai sawfin bar) * ''

'' (Day, 1871) * '' Pethia striata'' Atkore, Knight, Rema Devi & Krishnaswamy, 2015 (Kudremukh barb) * '' Pethia thelys'' (Kullander, 2008) * '' Pethia tiantian'' (Kullander & Fang, 2005) (Burmese bumblebee barb) * '' Pethia ticto'' (Hamilton, 1822) (Ticto barb) * '' Pethia yuensis'' (Arunkumar & Tombi Singh, 2003)

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q178320 Smiliogastrinae Barbs (fish) Taxa named by Rohan Pethiyagoda Taxa named by Madhava Meegaskumbura Taxa named by Kalana Maduwage