South Indian flying barb

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]

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.

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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