Esomus
Genus of fishes
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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.
| Esomus | |
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| Esomus metallicus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| 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 | |
| Species[1] | |
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)
