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{{Short description|Species of fish}}
{{Distinguish|gold barb|goldfinned barb}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Pethia gelius.jpg
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 18 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Dahanukar, N. |date=2015 |title=''Pethia gelius'' |volume=2015 |article-number=e.T166577A70088575 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-1.RLTS.T166577A70088575.en |access-date=18 November 2021}}</ref>
| taxon = Pethia gelius
| display_parents = 3
| authority = ([[Francis Buchanan-Hamilton|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''' 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 [[river]]s, and standing water with a [[silt]]y 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 {{cvt|68|-|77|°F|°C}}. It feeds on [[benthic]] and [[plankton]]ic [[crustacean]]s, and [[insect]]s. This species can grow in length up to {{convert|5.1|cm|in}} [[fish measurement|TL]]. It can also be found in the [[aquarium]] trade.<ref>{{FishBase |genus= Pethia|species= gelius| month = April | year = 2013}}</ref>

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 ==
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:Pethia]]
[[Category:Barbs (fish)]]
[[Category:Fish of Pakistan]]
[[Category:Fish described in 1822]]

Golden barb - Revision history

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