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Bandula barb

Pethia bandula (Kottelat & Pethiyagoda, 1991)

Status not recordedbony fish

The bandula barb (Pethia bandula) is a species in the family Cyprinidae, order Cypriniformes.

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Quick facts about the bandula barb

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the bandula barb live?

Not recorded

Is the bandula barb endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the bandula barb classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyCyprinidae
  6. genusPethia
  7. SpeciesPethia bandula (Kottelat & Pethiyagoda, 1991)

Synonyms Puntius bandula

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • parmička minimarskáCzech
  • Barbo-cingalêsPortuguese
  • Bandula PothayaSinhala
  • බන්දුල පෙතියාSinhala

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the bandula barb

Other species in the same genus Pethia.

Red barb

Pethia conchonius

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

Ticto barb

Pethia ticto

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

Ruby barb

Pethia padamya

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

CompareBandula barb vs Red barbBandula barb vs Ticto barbBandula barb vs Gelius barbBandula barb vs Ruby barb

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the bandula barb?

The bandula barb (Pethia bandula) belongs to the family Cyprinidae in the order Cypriniformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Bandula barb (Pethia bandula). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/bandula-barb

MLA

“Bandula barb (Pethia bandula).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/bandula-barb.

BibTeX
@misc{bandula_barb_2026,
  title = {Bandula barb (Pethia bandula)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bandula-barb},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}