Indian flying barb

Indian flying barb
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Danioninae
Genus:	Esomus
Species:	E. danrica
Binomial name
	Esomus danrica; (F. Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms
	Esomus danricus Hamilton, 1822; Nuria danrica (Hamiton, 1822); Cyprinus sutiha Hamilton, 1822; Esomus sutiha (Hamilton, 1822); Cyprinus jogia Hamilton, 1822; Esomus jogia (Hamilton, 1822); Perilampus recurvirostris McClelland, 1839; Perilampus macrouru McClelland, 1839; Perilampus thermophilus McClelland, 1839; Nuria thermophilos (McClelland, 1839); Leuciscus vittatus Swainson, 1839; Esomus vittatus (Swainson, 1839);

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 as long ago as 1822 by Hamilton. However, it is rarely seen in aquaria. It is found in Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka 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. The rare fish Borellius spp. is locally named "Boirali maach". In Nepalese Terai it is called Dedhawa.

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