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Red barb

Pethia conchonius (Hamilton, 1822)

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the red 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 red barb live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the red barb as introduced in 4 countries, and flagged as invasive in 1 of them.

  1. Mexicoinvasive
  2. Australia
  3. Canada
  4. 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 red 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 red barb classified?

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

Synonyms Barbus conchonius, Barbus conchonlus, Barbus pyrhopterus, Cyprinus conchonius, Puntius conchonius, Puntius conchonius khagariansis, Systomus conchonius, Systomus pyropterus, Systomus pyrrhopterus

Other names and names in other languages (10)
  • Chilli rosy barbEnglish
  • Rosy barbEnglish
  • GhieliemientjieAfrikaans
  • কাঞ্চন পুঁটিBangla
  • Mino rosadoSpanish
  • brzanka różowaPolish
  • Огненный барбусRussian
  • Kanchan Putiroot
  • Barbo doradoSpanish
  • Barbo rosadoSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the red barb

Other species in the same genus Pethia.

Ticto barb

Pethia ticto

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

Ruby barb

Pethia padamya

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

CompareRed barb vs Ticto barbRed barb vs Gelius barbRed barb vs Ruby barbRed barb vs Tic-tac-toe barb

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the red barb an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the red barb as invasive in 1 country: Mexico. It lists it as introduced in 4 in all.

What kind of animal is the red barb?

The red barb (Pethia conchonius) 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). Red barb (Pethia conchonius). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pethia-conchonius

MLA

“Red barb (Pethia conchonius).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/pethia-conchonius.

BibTeX
@misc{pethia_conchonius_2026,
  title = {Red barb (Pethia conchonius)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pethia-conchonius},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}