South Indian flying barb

The South Indian flying barb (Esomus barbatus) is a species of cyprinid endemic to India where it is found in drainages in the Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats. It is sometimes considered conspecific with Esomus thermoicos.

South Indian flying barb
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Danioninae
Genus: Esomus
Species:
E. barbatus
Binomial name
Esomus barbatus
Jerdon, 1849[2]

References

  1. Shaji, C.P. (2011). "Esomus barbatus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2011: e.T172451A6894779. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T172451A6894779.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Esomus barbatus" in FishBase. 12 2015 version.
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