Esomus danricus

Taxobox
name = Indian Flying Barb
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Cypriniformes
familia = Cyprinidae
genus = "Esomus"
species = "E. danricus"
binomial = "Esomus danricus"
binomial_authority = (Hamilton, 1822)

"Esomus danricus", a Danionin known as the Indian Flying Barb is one of the species known as Flying Barbs owing to their extremely long barbels. Danricus was discovered as long as go as 1822 by Hamilton, however, lacking the spectacular beauty of the Danios it is rarely seen in the aquarist hobby. Endemic in India, in the Himalayan foothills, it is found in the same localities as Danio rerio and Danio dangila an example being the Jorai River, a tributary of the Sankosh.

This fish has an exceptional ability for jumping, hence its name, A tight fitting lid with no gaps is recommended

"Esomus danricus" is a silver fish with a black line on an elongated body and gold fins. Barbels reach almost to the anal fin.

Research in 2001 by Fang Fang suggests that the genus "Esomus" is the most closely related genus to the Danios, closer even than the "Devario" genus.

* Maximum length: 6 in (15 cm)
* Colors: blue, gold, black,
* Temperature preference: 20-25 degrees Celsius
* pH preference: 7.6
* Hardness preference: Soft to medium
* Salinity preference: Zero
* Compatibility: Good but fast like most danios, a largeish fish though, needs plenty of space
* Life span: Typically 3 to 5 years
* Ease of keeping: Moderate
* Ease of breeding: Moderate to hard

External links

* [http://www.danios.info/fish/danricus.aspx Esomus danricus]

References

*FishBase_species_alt|ID=5150|taxon=Esomus Danricus|year=2006|month=February]
* [http://apt.allenpress.com/aptonline/?request=get-abstract&issn=0045-8511&volume=003&issue=04&page=0714 Abstract of Fang, F., 2003. Phylogenetic analysis of the Asian cyprinid genus Danio (telesotei, Cyprinidae).. Copeia (4):714-728.]