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Black fin barb

Pethia nigripinnis (Knight, Rema Devi, Indra & Arunachalam, 2012)

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the black fin 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 black fin barb live?

Not recorded

Is the black fin 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 black fin barb classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyCyprinidae
  6. genusPethia
  7. SpeciesPethia nigripinnis (Knight, Rema Devi, Indra & Arunachalam, 2012)

Synonyms Pethia nigripinna, Puntius nigripinnis

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the black fin 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

CompareBlack fin barb vs Red barbBlack fin barb vs Ticto barbBlack fin barb vs Gelius barbBlack fin barb vs Ruby barb

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the black fin barb?

The black fin barb (Pethia nigripinnis) belongs to the family Cyprinidae in the order Cypriniformes.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Black fin barb (Pethia nigripinnis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-fin-barb

MLA

“Black fin barb (Pethia nigripinnis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-fin-barb.

BibTeX
@misc{black_fin_barb_2026,
  title = {Black fin barb (Pethia nigripinnis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-fin-barb},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}