Esomus thermoicos

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Esomus thermoicos
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Danionidae
Subfamily: Esominae
Genus: Esomus
Species:
E. thermoicos
Binomial name
Esomus thermoicos
(Valenciennes, 1842)
Synonyms [2]
  • Leuciscus barbatus Jerdon, 1849
  • Esomus barbatus (Jerdon 1849)
  • Esomus (Nuria) maderaspatensis Day, 1867
  • Esomus malabarensis Day, 1867
  • Esomus danricus brevibarbartus Deraniyagala, 1958

Esomus thermoicos is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Danionidae. [2] It is found in freshwater streams, ponds and rivers of southern India and Sri Lanka. [3] It is threatened by habitat loss. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Ali, A. & Raghavan, R. (2011). "Esomus thermoicos". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011 e.T180567A7648743. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T180567A7648743.en . Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 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.
  3. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Esomus thermicos". FishBase . October 2025 version.


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