Esomus thermoicos
Esomus thermoicos is a species of barb in the family Cyprinidae.[2] It is found in freshwater streams, ponds and rivers of southern India and Sri Lanka. It is threatened by habitat loss. It is sometimes considered conspecific with the South Indian flying barb.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Danioninae |
| Genus: | Esomus |
| Species: | E. thermoicos |
| Binomial name | |
| Esomus thermoicos (Valenciennes, 1842) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Nuria thermoicos Valenciennes, 1842 | |
References
- Ali, A. & Raghavan, R. (2011). "Esomus thermoicos". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2011: e.T180567A7648743. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T180567A7648743.en. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- "Esomus thermoicos : Fisheries, aquarium, bait".
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