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The golden barb or golden dwarf barb (Pethia gelius) is a species of cyprinid fish native to inland waters in Asia, and is found in Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh. It has also been introduced to waters in Colombia. It natively inhabits rivers, and standing water with a silty bottom. They live in a tropical climate in water with a 6.0 - 6.5 pH, a water hardness of 8 - 15 dGH, and a temperature range of 68 - 77 °F (20 - 25 °C). It feeds on benthic and planktonic crustaceans, and insects. This species can grow in length up to 5.1 centimetres (2.0 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]

This species may be confused with either the gold barb (Barbodes semifasciolatus var. schuberti) or the goldfinned barb (Puntius sachsii).

Golden barb
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Barbinae
Genus:	Pethia
Species:	P. gelius
Binomial name
Pethia gelius (F. Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms
Barbus gelius (F. Hamilton, 1822) Cyprinus gelius F. Hamilton, 1822 Puntius gelius (F. Hamilton, 1822) Systomus gelius (F. Hamilton, 1822)

The golden barb is an open water, substrate egg-scatterer, and adults do not guard the eggs. They primarily spawn in shallow water.

See also

• List of freshwater aquarium fish species

References

На других языках

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- [en] Golden barb

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[es] Puntius gelius

Puntius gelius es una especie de peces de agua dulce perteneciente a la familia Cyprinidae.

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