Esomus
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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.[1] 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:[2]
- 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
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