Esomus
Esomus, or flying barbs, is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Danionidae. It is the only genus in the monotypic subfamily Esominae. 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:- Esomus ahli Hora & Mukerji, 1928
- Esomus altus
- Esomus bengalensis Bhakat & Sinha, 2020
- Esomus caudiocellatus Ahl, 1924
- Esomus danrica
- Esomus longimanus
- Esomus malayensis
- Esomus metallicus Ahl, 1924
- ''Esomus thermoicos''