Hispanopedia WikiEsomus, or flying barbs, is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the familyDanionidae. It is the only genus in the monotypicsubfamilyEsominae.[2] 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:[3]
- Esomus ahliHora & Mukerji, 1928 (Burmese flying barb)
- Esomus altus(Blyth, 1860)
- Esomus bengalensisBhakat & Sinha, 2020
- Esomus caudiocellatusAhl, 1924
- Esomus danrica(Hamilton, 1822) (Indian flying barb)
- Esomus longimanus(Lunel, 1881) (Mekong flying barb)
- Esomus malayensis(Matte & Reichelt, 1908) (Malayan flying barb)
- Esomus metallicusAhl, 1924
- Esomus thermoicos(Valenciennes, 1842)
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Esomus". FishBase. August 2011 version.
- ↑"Esomus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2007-07-09.
- ↑Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Esominae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ↑Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Esomus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
Categories:
- Esomus
- Freshwater fish genera
- Taxa named by William Swainson
- Taxa described in 1839
- Cypriniformes stubs