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Ruby barb

Pethia padamya (Kullander & Britz, 2008)

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the ruby 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 ruby barb live?

Not recorded

Is the ruby 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 ruby barb classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyCyprinidae
  6. genusPethia
  7. SpeciesPethia padamya (Kullander & Britz, 2008)

Synonyms Puntius padamya

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Odessa barbEnglish
  • RubinbarbeGerman
  • OdessabarbeGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the ruby barb

Other species in the same genus Pethia.

Red barb

Pethia conchonius

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

Ticto barb

Pethia ticto

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

CompareRuby barb vs Red barbRuby barb vs Ticto barbRuby barb vs Gelius barbRuby barb vs Tic-tac-toe barb

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the ruby barb?

The ruby barb (Pethia padamya) 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). Ruby barb (Pethia padamya). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/ruby-barb

MLA

“Ruby barb (Pethia padamya).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/ruby-barb.

BibTeX
@misc{ruby_barb_2026,
  title = {Ruby barb (Pethia padamya)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ruby-barb},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}