Genus · Barbs

Sikukia

Sikukia is a genus with 4 species in this atlas, catalogued in the Barbs section, recorded from Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and China. Adult sizes run from 4.5 in to 7 in. Every species below links to a full researched profile.

Species in atlas
4
Adult sizes
4.5–7 in
IUCN assessed
4 of 4
Recorded from
4 countries

About the genus

Sikukia is a genus of Southeast Asian cyprinid fish known from the Mekong basin and neighboring drainages - the atlas records Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and China. Atlas species run 4.5–7 in, a moderate size that puts them well above the small, tetra-like barbs many aquarists are familiar with, closer to a mid-sized river-barb build.

Sikukia is not part of the aquarium trade and is essentially unknown outside regional ichthyological survey work; none of the four atlas species carries an established common name. That obscurity is visible directly in the conservation record - three of the four species are rated Data Deficient, with only one assessed as Least Concern - meaning basic population and range data remain genuinely sparse for most of the genus rather than simply unpublicized.

IUCN Red List: Least Concern · 1 Data Deficient · 3

The 4 species

Every Sikukia recorded in this atlas. Each card links to a full researched profile — distribution, water parameters, and aquarium care, cited to primary sources.

Chu & Chen, 1987

6 in SL · DD

(Smith, 1934)

7 in SL · DD

Li, Chen, Yang & Chen, 1998

DD

Smith, 1931

4.5 in TL · LC

Explore further

How to cite

Aquarist Atlas (2026). Genus Sikukia. Aquarist Atlas. https://www.aquaristatlas.com/sikukia/

← All Barbs