Esomus bengalensis

Esomus bengalensis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Danionidae
Genus: Esomus
Species:
E. bengalensis
Binomial name
Esomus bengalensis
Bhakat & Sinha, 2020

Esomus bengalensis is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Danionidae.[1] This species was first formally described in 2020 by Somnath Bhakat and Arup Kumar Sinha with its type locality given as the Mayurakshi river at the Tilpara barrage, Suri, Birbhum district in West Bengal. At the type locality the river has a fast current over a mixed bed of rock and sand, with silt deposited at the barrage.[2]

References

  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Esomus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  2. ^ Bhakat, S. and A. K. Sinha (2020). "Esomus bengalensis (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae), a new species of flying barb from West Bengal, India" (PDF). International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies. 8 (1): 44–49. ISSN 2347-5129.
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