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Carnatic carp

Barbodes carnaticus (Jerdon, 1849)

Status not recordedbony fish

The carnatic carp (Barbodes carnaticus) is a species in the family Cyprinidae, order Cypriniformes.

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Quick facts about the carnatic carp

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 carnatic carp live?

Not recorded

Is the carnatic carp 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 carnatic carp classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyCyprinidae
  6. genusBarbodes
  7. SpeciesBarbodes carnaticus (Jerdon, 1849)

Synonyms Barbus carnaticus, Puntius carnaticus, Systomus carnaticus

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Kaveri MeenuKannada
  • PachilavettiMalayalam
  • PallikendaiTamil
  • Gidpakke GendaiKannada
  • Kaveri KendaiTamil

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the carnatic carp

Other species in the same genus Barbodes.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the carnatic carp?

The carnatic carp (Barbodes carnaticus) 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). Carnatic carp (Barbodes carnaticus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/carnatic-carp

MLA

“Carnatic carp (Barbodes carnaticus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/carnatic-carp.

BibTeX
@misc{carnatic_carp_2026,
  title = {Carnatic carp (Barbodes carnaticus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/carnatic-carp},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}