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Genus of fishes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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] | |
See text |
Species | Common name | Image |
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Esomus ahli
Hora & Mukerji, 1928 |
Burmese flying barb | |
Esomus altus
(Blyth, 1860) |
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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 |
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Esomus metallicus
C. G. E. Ahl, 1923 |
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Esomus thermoicos
(Valenciennes, 1842) |
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