Esomus danrica (Hamilton, 1822)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Indian flying barb (Esomus danrica), historically flying barb, is one of the species known in the group flying barbs owing to their extremely long barbels. It was discovered in 1822 by Francis Hamilton. Not to be mistaken with Esomus metallicus, it is rarely seen in aquaria. It is found in Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, [[Bangladesh
]] and India, it is found in many of the same localities as Danio rerio and Danio dangila, an example being the Jorai Rivulet, a tributary of the Sankosh river in Coochbehar district, West Bengal, India. It is locally named "Boirali maach". In Nepalese Terai it is called Dedhawa.
Wikipedia contributors, Indian flying barb; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:29:23.667949+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Esomus danrica (Hamilton, 1822)
- Name authority
- (Hamilton, 1822)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Esomus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCypriniformes
- familyCyprinidae Rafinesque, 1815
- subfamilyDanioninae Bleeker, 1863
- genusEsomus Swainson, 1839
- speciesEsomus danrica (Hamilton, 1822)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Esomus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Esomus lineatus Ahl, 1923 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Esomus metallicus Ahl, 1923 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Esomus manipurensis Tilak & Jain, 1990 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Esomus caudiocellatus Ahl, 1923 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Esomus bengalensis Bhakat & Sinha, 2020 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Esomus ahli Hora & Mukerji, 1928 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Esomus altus (Blyth, 1860) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Esomus barbatus (Jerdon, 1849) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Esomus longimanus (Lunel, 1881) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Esomus malabaricus Day, 1867 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Esomus thermoicos (Valenciennes, 1842) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=298263 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3BHWD. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.