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Gelius barb

Pethia gelius (Hamilton, 1822)

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the gelius 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 gelius barb live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the gelius 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 gelius 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 gelius barb classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyCyprinidae
  6. genusPethia
  7. SpeciesPethia gelius (Hamilton, 1822)

Synonyms Barbus gelius, Cyprinus gelius, Puntius gelius, Systomus gelius

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Golden barbEnglish
  • Golden dwarf barbEnglish
  • Солнечный барбусRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the gelius 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

CompareGelius barb vs Red barbGelius barb vs Ticto barbGelius barb vs Ruby barbGelius barb vs Tic-tac-toe barb

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the gelius barb an invasive species?

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

What kind of animal is the gelius barb?

The gelius barb (Pethia gelius) 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). Gelius barb (Pethia gelius). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/gelius-barb

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{gelius_barb_2026,
  title = {Gelius barb (Pethia gelius)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/gelius-barb},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}