Có 35 loài đã được ghi nhận trong chi này:

• Pethia atra Linthoingambi & Vishwanath, 2007
• Pethia aurea Knight, 2013 [1]
• Pethia bandula Kottelat & Pethiyagoda, 1991 (Bandula barb)
• Pethia canius F. Hamilton, 1822
• Pethia conchonius F. Hamilton, 1822 (Rosy barb)
• Pethia cumingii Günther, 1868 (Cuming's barb)
• Pethia didi S. O. Kullander & F. Fang, 2005
• Pethia erythromycter S. O. Kullander, 2008
• Pethia expletiforis Dishima & Vishwanath, 2013 [2]
• Pethia gelius F. Hamilton, 1822 (Golden barb)
• Pethia khugae Linthoingambi & Vishwanath, 2007
• Pethia longicauda Katwate, M. S. Paingankar, Raghavan & Dahanukar, 2014 [3]
• Pethia lutea Katwate, Raghavan, M. S. Paingankar & Dahanukar, 2014 (Citron barb) [4]
• Pethia macrogramma S. O. Kullander, 2008
• Pethia manipurensis Menon, Rema Devi & Vishwanath, 2000
• Pethia meingangbii Arunkumar & Tombi Singh, 2003
• Pethia melanomaculata Deraniyagala, 1956
• Pethia muvattupuzhaensis Jameela Beevi & Ramachandran, 2005
• Pethia nankyweensis S. O. Kullander, 2008
• Pethia narayani Hora, 1937 (Narayan barb)
• Pethia nigripinnis Knight, Rema Devi, Indra & Arunachalam 2012 [5]
• Pethia nigrofasciata Günther, 1868 (Black ruby barb)
• Pethia ornatus Vishwanath & Laisram, 2004
• Pethia padamya S. O. Kullander & Britz, 2008 (Odessa barb)
• Pethia phutunio F. Hamilton, 1822 (Spottedsail barb)
• Pethia pookodensis Mercy & Eapen, 2007
• Pethia reval Meegaskumbura, Anjana Silva, Maduwage & Pethiyagoda, 2008
• Pethia rutila Lalramliana, Knight & Laltlanhlua, 2014 [6]
• Pethia setnai Chhapgar & Sane, 1992
• Pethia shalynius Yazdani & Talukdar, 1975 (Shalyni barb)
• Pethia stoliczkana F. Day, 1871 (Stoliczkae's barb)
• Pethia thelys S. O. Kullander, 2008
• Pethia tiantian S. O. Kullander & F. Fang, 2005
• Pethia ticto F. Hamilton, 1822 (Ticto barb)
• Pethia yuensis Arunkumar & Tombi Singh, 2003