Puntius gelius is a Senior Synonym of Pethia gelius.

Pethia gelius (Hamilton, 1822)

Golden barb - Gilipunti - Native Fish - Wild (Freshwater)

Systematic Position:

Data not available

Common Names:

English	:	Golden barb[6] Golden dwarf barb[6]
Bangla	:	Gilipunti[5]

Synonyms:

Puntius gelius (Hamilton, 1822)
Cyprinus gelius Hamilton, 1822
Barbus gelius (Hamilton, 1822)
Systomus gelius (Hamilton, 1822)
Cyprinus canius (Non Hamilton, 1822)
Puntius carletoni (Non Fowler, 1924)

Maximum Length and Weight:

Data not available

Inter-Length Relationship:

Head length : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 4.5-4.9 : 3.3-3.8 ^[5]
Body height : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 3.4-4 : 2.6-3 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Head length = 1 : 2-3.3 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Snout length = 1 : .7-.9 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Inter orbial width = 1 : 1-1.2 ^[5]

Taxonomic Formula:

D ii-iii 8; A iii 5; P i 14; V i 8 ^{[Talwar and Jhingran, 1991]}D. 10-11 (2-3/8); P₁. 14; P₂. 9; A. 8 (3/5) ^{[Rahman, 2005]}

Scales:

22-23 scales on lateral line. 8 scales on transverse series. 7-8 scales between origin of dorsal fin and lateral line. 3 scales between origin of pelvic fin and lateral line. [5]

Chemistry:

Data not available

Conservation Status:

Global	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [555]
Bangladesh	:	Near Threatened (NT)	(Version 3.1) [254]

Occurrence/Distribution:

Global	:	Bangladesh[70] India[37] Pakistan[741] United States[906] Colombia[877]
Bangladesh	:	Chalan beel, Natore[490] Padma river, Rajshahi[274] Halda River, Chittagong Hill Tracts[598] Sunamganj haor region, Sunamganj[729] Mahananda River, Chapainawabganj[775] Chitra river, Jashore[793] Someshwari river, Netrokona[806] Tanguar Haor, Sunamganj[1025] Balla beel, Moulvibazar[1168] Titas river, Brahmanbaria[1169] Belua river, Pirojpur[1207]

Habitat and Environment:

Habitat:
Canal, Beel, Baor, River ^[347]

Environment:

Parameters	Units	Minimum	Maximum	Optimum	Ref.
Temperature	-	-	-	-	-
pH	-	-	-	-	-
DO	-	-	-	-	-
Free CO2	-	-	-	-	-

Breeding Maturity:

Data not available

Breeding Season: (red background)

Data not available

Fecundity:

Absolute fecundity: 70 (min), 100 (max), ^[58]

Food and Feeding Habit:

Diet composition (%): Data not available

Importance:

Production and Marketing:
Production/Harvesting Season: Data not available
Harvesting Gears: Data not available
Market price: Data not available