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[1]
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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

• 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
• 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
• 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)