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  • Pethia aurea
  • Pethia aurea
  • Pethia aurea
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Scientific Name Pethia aurea    Knight, 2013
Common Name Golden Dwarf Barb
Type Locality Ponds in South 24, Parganas District, West Bengal, India.
Etymology Pethia is the generic vernacular name for small cyprinids in Sinhala. aurea: From the Latin adjective ‘aurea’, meaning golden, in reference to the golden color of this fish.
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Size 24mm or 0.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Asia: West Bengal, India.
Indian waters, Bengal Waters, West Bengal Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category
Not Evaluated
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Zootaxa 3700 (no. 1), pp 174, Fig. 1A.
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 12:56 (species record created: 2012 May 11 21:07)