| Esomus | |
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| Esomus metallicus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Danionidae |
| Subfamily: | Esominae Tan & Armbruster, 2018 |
| Genus: | Esomus Swainson, 1839 |
| Type species | |
| Esomus vittatus Swainson, 1839
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| Species1 | |
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
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Esomus". FishBase. August 2011 version.
- "Esomus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2007-07-09.
- Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Esominae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Esomus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 18 February 2025.