Esomus thermoicos

Esomus thermoicos is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Danionidae.^[2] It is found in freshwater streams, ponds and rivers of southern India and Sri Lanka.^[3] It is threatened by habitat loss.^[1]

Esomus thermoicos
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Danionidae
Subfamily:	Esominae
Genus:	Esomus
Species:	E. thermoicos
Binomial name
Esomus thermoicos (Valenciennes, 1842)
Synonyms[2]
Leuciscus barbatus Jerdon, 1849 Esomus barbatus (Jerdon 1849) Esomus (Nuria) maderaspatensis Day, 1867 Esomus malabarensis Day, 1867 Esomus danricus brevibarbartus Deraniyagala, 1958