Mekong flying barb (Esomus longimanus)

Scientific name: Esomus longimanus Lunel, 1881

Mekong flying barb (Esomus longimanus)

The Mekong flying barb (Esomus longimanus) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae.

Biology

Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal soft rays: 8. Two pairs of barbels; rostral barbel extends well beyond eye; first pectoral ray sometimes reaching anal fin; narrow dark line from head to caudal-fin base (Re. 12693).

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Esomus longimanus
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
8.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Asia: Mekong from the Khorat Plateau, Thailand to the Great Lake, Cambodia; Malay Peninsula, coastal streams of South-east Thailand and Cambodia, and Chao Phraya basin in Thailand.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Near Threatened (NT)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

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Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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