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Kosi River, Uttar Pradesh, India/cypriniformes/cyprinidae/pethia/conchonius/5.jpg "Pethia conchonius")
A deep bodied variant collected in Pondycherry.
 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Pethia conchonius (Hamilton, 1822) |
| Common Names | Rosy Barb Prachtbarbe (Germany), Praktbarb (Sweden) |
| Type Locality | Ponds near Brahmaputra River, at Gualpara [Goalpara], Assam, India. |
| Synonym(s) | Barbus conchonius, Barbus conchonlus, Barbus pyrhopterus, Cyprinus conchonius, Puntius conchonius, Puntius conchonius khagariansis, Systomus conchonius, Systomus pyrrhopterus |
| Etymology | Pethia is the generic vernacular name for small cyprinids in Sinhala. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 140mm or 5.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Asia: Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, and Bangladesh. Reported from Myanmar. Introduced worldwide and now very popular with aquarists. Afghanistan Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Pakistan Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Indian waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Nepal Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Bangladesh Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Myanmar Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2010. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges, pp 317, 389. |
| Registered Keepers | There are 2 registered keepers, view all "my fish" data. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 3 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:6.51.752.4339 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:56 (species record created: 2012 May 11 21:10) |