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Esomus
Esomus metallicus
Scientific 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
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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.

Species

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

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

1. "Esomus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2007-07-09.

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