Esomus
Genus of fishes
Esomus | |
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Esomus metallicus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Danioninae |
Genus: | Esomus Swainson, 1839 |
Type species | |
Esomus vittatus Swainson, 1839 | |
Species[1] | |
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Esomus, or flying barbs, are freshwater fish native to South and Mainland Southeast Asia. They are closely related to the genus Danio and are distinctive for their extremely long barbels.
Species
Species | Common name | Image |
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Esomus ahli Hora & Mukerji, 1928 | Burmese flying barb | |
Esomus altus (Blyth, 1860) | ||
Esomus barbatus (Jerdon, 1849) | South Indian flying barb | ![]() |
Esomus caudiocellatus C. G. E. Ahl, 1923 | Eyespot flying barb | ![]() |
Esomus danrica (F. Hamilton, 1822) | Indian flying barb | ![]() |
Esomus lineatus C. G. E. Ahl, 1923 | Striped flying barb | |
Esomus longimanus (Lunel, 1881) | Mekong flying barb | |
Esomus malabaricus F. Day, 1867 | Malabar flying barb | |
Esomus malayensis C. G. E. Ahl, 1923 | Malayan flying barb | |
Esomus manipurensis Tilak & Jain, 1990 | ||
Esomus metallicus C. G. E. Ahl, 1923 | ![]() | |
Esomus thermoicos (Valenciennes, 1842) | ![]() |
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Esomus". FishBase. August 2011 version.
- ^ "Esomus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2007-07-09.
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