Pethia aurea Knight 2013

This species can be diagnosed from all congeners by the combination of the followingcharacters: lateral line incomplete, with 3-4 pored scales; 25-26+1 scales in the lateral series, ½5/1/3-3½ scales in transverse line on body; 9 pre-dorsal scales; last unbranched dorsal-fin ray slender, serrated, with 19-22 serrae on posterior margin; barbels absent; a black band around the caudal peduncle covering scales 23-25 of the lateral series; a black blotch beneath the origin of the dorsal fin and a black spot above the origin of the anal fin (Ref. 94011).

Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Analsoft rays: 8

Occurs in ponds.

Pethia aurea

Pethia aurea is a species of cyprinid fish where it is found in sluggish streams in West Bengal, India. This species can reach a length of 2.4 centimetres (0.94 in) SL.