Esomus thermoicos
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Danioninae |
| Genus: | Esomus |
| Species: | E. thermoicos
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| Binomial name | |
| Esomus thermoicos (Valenciennes, 1842)
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| Synonyms | |
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Nuria thermoicos Valenciennes, 1842 | |
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.
References
[edit]- ^ Ali, A. & Raghavan, R. (2011). "Esomus thermoicos". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011. IUCN: 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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