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
Esomus metallicus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Danioninae
Genus: Esomus
Swainson, 1839
Type species
Esomus vittatus
Swainson, 1839
Species[1]

See text

Species

edit
Species Common name Image
Esomus ahli

Hora & Mukerji, 1928

Burmese flying barb
Esomus altus

(Blyth, 1860)

Esomus barbatus

(Jerdon, 1849)

South Indian flying barb  
Esomus caudiocellatus

C. G. E. Ahl, 1923

Eyespot flying barb  
Esomus danrica

(F. Hamilton, 1822)

Indian flying barb  
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

Tilak & Jain, 1990

Esomus metallicus

C. G. E. Ahl, 1923

 
Esomus thermoicos

(Valenciennes, 1842)

 

References

edit
  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Esomus". FishBase. August 2011 version.