| South Indian flying barb | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Danioninae |
| Genus: | Esomus |
| Species: | E. barbatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Esomus barbatus Jerdon, 1849 | |
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
- Shaji, C.P. (2011). "Esomus barbatus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011. IUCN: e.T172451A6894779. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T172451A6894779.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Esomus barbatus". FishBase. December 2015 version.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Esomus barbatus | |