Species group · Bony fish
Barbs
WAnimals has 2 species of barb, all in the family Cyprinidae.
- 2 species
- 1 family
- 61 countries
- 80 parks
- Weight
- 1 kg – 3 kg
- Length
- 7 cm – 1 m
- Lifespan
- 20 years
Ranges calculated from the entries that record the figure, not from all 2.
All 2 species of barbs on WAnimals
Each one has its own full entry. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
Conservation status
No species documented in this group is genuinely at risk according to the IUCN, with the data available today.
See the global conservation statusWhere they live
Recorded in 61 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:
Where to see them
- Alta Costa / Archipiélago de Kvarken1 species
- Alto Veluwe (Hoge Veluwe)1 species
- Archipiélago (Saaristomeri)1 species
- Bako1 species
- Białowieża1 species
- Biebrzański1 species
- Biesbosch1 species
- Bieszczady1 species
- Borjomi-Kharagauli1 species
- Bory Tucholskie1 species
- Bosque Bavaro (Bayerischer Wald)1 species
- Buila-Vânturarița1 species
Did you know…
As many as 130 males may take part in a single spawning over gravel scrapes.
From Barbel
It eats invertebrates such as crustaceans, insect larvae and molluscs, and occasionally small fish.
From Barbel
It lives in fast, deep river stretches with gravel or stone beds across northern Europe.
From Barbel
It needs to live in a shoal: kept alone it turns aggressive towards other fish.
From Sumatra Barb
It is a shoaling fish and needs groups of five or more; alone or in pairs it turns into a fin-nipper.
From Sumatra Barb
The genus Puntigrus was created in 2013 to separate several near-identical species previously lumped together as the tiger barb.
From Sumatra Barb