Esomus
| Esomus | |
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| Esomus metallicus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Danionidae |
| Subfamily: | Tan & Armbruster, 2018 |
| Genus: | Swainson, 1839 |
| Type species | |
| Esomus vittatus Swainson, 1839
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| Species[1] | |
Esomus, or flying barbs, is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Danionidae. It is the only genus in the monotypic subfamily Esominae.[2] The fishes in this genus are found in South and Mainland Southeast Asia. They are distinctive for their extremely long barbels.
Species
Esomus contains the following species:[3]
- Esomus ahli Hora & Mukerji, 1928 (Burmese flying barb)
- Esomus altus (Blyth, 1860)
- Esomus bengalensis Bhakat & Sinha, 2020
- Esomus caudiocellatus Ahl, 1924
- Esomus danrica (Hamilton, 1822) (Indian flying barb)
- Esomus longimanus (Lunel, 1881) (Mekong flying barb)
- Esomus malayensis (Matte & Reichelt, 1908) (Malayan flying barb)
- Esomus metallicus Ahl, 1924
- 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.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Esominae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Esomus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 18 February 2025.