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Long-tailed Pethia

Pethia longicauda Katwate, Paingankar, Raghavan & Dahanukar, 2014

Status not recordedbony fish

The long-tailed pethia (Pethia longicauda) is a species in the family Cyprinidae, order Cypriniformes.

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Quick facts about the long-tailed pethia

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 long-tailed pethia live?

Not recorded

Is the long-tailed pethia 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 long-tailed pethia classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyCyprinidae
  6. genusPethia
  7. SpeciesPethia longicauda Katwate, Paingankar, Raghavan & Dahanukar, 2014

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the long-tailed pethia

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

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What kind of animal is the long-tailed pethia?

The long-tailed pethia (Pethia longicauda) 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). Long-tailed Pethia (Pethia longicauda). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/long-tailed-pethia

MLA

“Long-tailed Pethia (Pethia longicauda).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/long-tailed-pethia.

BibTeX
@misc{long_tailed_pethia_2026,
  title = {Long-tailed Pethia (Pethia longicauda)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/long-tailed-pethia},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}