Barbodes is a genus of small to medium-sized cyprinid fish native to tropical Asia.

Many species are threatened and some from the Philippines (Lake Lanao) are already extinct.

There are currently 48 recognized species in this genus, of which 15 are considered extinct and 2 considered possibly extinct:[3][4] † = extinct Note on species list: Kottelat 2013 states that B. dorsimaculatus may not be referable to this genus and considers it to be species inquirenda.

He also implies that Barbodes should be restricted to Southeast Asian and Philippine endemics and that the following species from eastern and southern Asia may not be referable to this genus: B. bovanicus, B. carnaticus, B. elongatus, B. polylepis and B. wynaadensis.

Because these species fall outside of the geographic area of his paper, their position in Cyprinidae is not addressed.