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Esomus

Fish Genera

Esomus, commonly called flying barbs, is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish, family Danionidae, the only genus in the monotypic subfamily Esominae established by Tan and Armbruster in 2018, with the type species Esomus vittatus, named by Swainson in 1839. Comprising nine species, the genus is found in South and mainland Southeast Asia and is distinguished by unusually elongated barbels.

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Genus 2
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ538585, descriptionView the Source
2. Wikipedia: Esomus
  • Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)
  • In Group: Carp and Minnow Genera (Cyprinidae and Relatives), Lead
    Esomus, or flying barbs, is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Danionidae.
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Wikidata: Esomus
Wikidata Q538585, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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