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Java barb

Barbonymus gonionotus (Bleeker, 1849)

Status not recordedbony fish

The java barb (Barbonymus gonionotus) is a species in the family Cyprinidae, order Cypriniformes.

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Quick facts about the java 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 java barb live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the java barb as introduced in 10 countries, and flagged as invasive in 3 of them.

  1. Myanmar (Burma)invasive
  2. Philippinesinvasive
  3. Sri Lankainvasive
  4. Bangladesh
  5. China
  6. Fiji
  7. India
  8. Indonesia
  9. Malaysia
  10. Nepal

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 java 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 java barb classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyCyprinidae
  6. genusBarbonymus
  7. SpeciesBarbonymus gonionotus (Bleeker, 1849)

Synonyms Barbodes gonionotus, Barbodes jolamarki, Barbus gonionotus, Barbus javanicus, Barbus koilometopon, Puntius gonionotus, Puntius javanicus, Puntius jolamarki, Puntius viehoeveri

Other names and names in other languages (22)
  • Common barbEnglish
  • Silver barbEnglish
  • White barbEnglish
  • parma jávskáCzech
  • Carpa plateadaSpanish
  • TawesIndonesian
  • BadèrJavanese
  • Trey ChhpinKhmer
  • Barbo-de-JavaPortuguese
  • Серебряный БарбусRussian
  • ปลาปากThai
  • Cá Mè VinhVietnamese
  • 爪哇鲃Chinese
  • ปลาตะเพียนขาวThai
  • ปลาตะเพียนเงินThai
  • ปลาปีกThai
  • Cá Trà VinhVietnamese
  • 爪哇䰾Chinese
  • 爪哇四鬚䰾Chinese
  • 爪哇四鬚鲃Chinese
  • 銀高體䰾Chinese
  • 銀高體鲃Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the java barb

Other species in the same genus Barbonymus.

Tinfoil barb

Barbonymus schwanefeldii

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the java barb an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the java barb as invasive in 3 countries: Myanmar (Burma), Philippines and Sri Lanka. It lists it as introduced in 10 in all.

What kind of animal is the java barb?

The java barb (Barbonymus gonionotus) belongs to the family Cyprinidae in the order Cypriniformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Java barb (Barbonymus gonionotus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/java-barb

MLA

“Java barb (Barbonymus gonionotus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/java-barb.

BibTeX
@misc{java_barb_2026,
  title = {Java barb (Barbonymus gonionotus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/java-barb},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}