Esomus

Esomus
Esomus metallicus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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]
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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.

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.

1. "Esomus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 2007-07-09.
2. 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.
3. 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.