Esomus thermoicos

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Esomus thermoicos
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Danioninae
Genus: Esomus
Species:
E. thermoicos
Binomial name
Esomus thermoicos
(Valenciennes, 1842)
Synonyms

Nuria thermoicos Valenciennes, 1842

Esomus thermoicos is a species of barb in the family Cyprinidae. [2] It is found in freshwater streams, ponds and rivers of southern India and Sri Lanka. It is threatened by habitat loss. It is sometimes considered conspecific with the South Indian flying barb.

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References

  1. Ali, A. & Raghavan, R. (2011). "Esomus thermoicos". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . IUCN. 2011: e.T180567A7648743. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T180567A7648743.en . Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  2. "Esomus thermoicos : Fisheries, aquarium, bait".