Esomus, or flying barbs, are freshwater fish native to South and Mainland Southeast Asia. They are closely related to the genus Danio and are distinctive for their extremely long barbels.
| Esomus | |
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| Esomus metallicus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Danioninae |
| Genus: | Esomus Swainson, 1839 |
| Type species | |
| Esomus vittatus Swainson, 1839
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| Species[1] | |
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Species
edit| Species | Common name | Image |
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| Esomus ahli | Burmese flying barb | |
| Esomus altus
(Blyth, 1860) |
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| Esomus barbatus
(Jerdon, 1849) |
South Indian flying barb | .jpg)
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| Esomus caudiocellatus
C. G. E. Ahl, 1923 |
Eyespot flying barb | .jpg)
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| Esomus danrica
(F. Hamilton, 1822) |
Indian flying barb | 
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| Esomus lineatus
C. G. E. Ahl, 1923 |
Striped flying barb | |
| Esomus longimanus
(Lunel, 1881) |
Mekong flying barb | |
| Esomus malabaricus
F. Day, 1867 |
Malabar flying barb | |
| Esomus malayensis
C. G. E. Ahl, 1923 |
Malayan flying barb | |
| Esomus manipurensis | ||
| Esomus metallicus
C. G. E. Ahl, 1923 |
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| Esomus thermoicos
(Valenciennes, 1842) |
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References
edit- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Esomus". FishBase. August 2011 version.
- ^ "Esomus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2007-07-09.
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