Narayan barb

Narayan barb
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Smiliogastrinae
Genus: Pethia
Species:
P. narayani
Binomial name
Pethia narayani
(Hora, 1937)
Synonyms
  • Barbus narayani Hora, 1937
  • Puntius narayani (Hora, 1937)

The Narayan barb (Pethia narayani), is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to India where it is found in clear hill streams in the Western Ghats. This species can reach a length of 7.8 centimetres (3.1 in) TL. It has consistently been confused with Pethia setnai, especially in the aquarium trade.

References

  1. 1 2 Shaji, C.P. (2020) [amended version of 2015 assessment]. "Pethia narayani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T172441A176936469. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T172441A176936469.en. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pethia narayani". FishBase. April 2013 version.
  3. ↑ "Pethia setnai – Narayan Barb (Puntius setnai, Puntius narayani) – Seriously Fish". Retrieved 25 August 2021.