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Black ruby barb

Pethia nigrofasciata (Günther, 1868)

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the black ruby 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 ruby barb live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the black ruby barb as introduced in 1 country.

  1. Colombia

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the black ruby 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 ruby barb classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyCyprinidae
  6. genusPethia
  7. SpeciesPethia nigrofasciata (Günther, 1868)

Synonyms Barbus nigrofasciatus, Puntius nigrofasciatus

Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • Purple-headed barbEnglish
  • Purplehead barbEnglish
  • SwartrobynAfrikaans
  • parmička purpurováCzech
  • Barbo-rubiPortuguese
  • Чёрный барбусRussian
  • බුලත් හපයාSinhala

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the black ruby 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

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the black ruby barb an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the black ruby barb as introduced in 1 country: Colombia, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the black ruby barb?

The black ruby barb (Pethia nigrofasciata) 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). Black ruby barb (Pethia nigrofasciata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-ruby-barb

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{black_ruby_barb_2026,
  title = {Black ruby barb (Pethia nigrofasciata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-ruby-barb},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}