Esomus danrica
(Hamilton, 1822)
Flying barb

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Classification / Names

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Danionidae (Danios) > Esominae
More on author: Hamilton.

Environment / milieu / depth range / climate zone / distribution range

Brackish; freshwater; benthopelagic; potamodromous (Ref. 51243); pH range: 8.0 - ?; 22°C - ? (Ref. 85713) preferred ?; tropical.

Distribution

Asia: Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh (Ref. 41236), Afghanistan (Ref. 41034), Sri Lanka (Ref. 6028) and Myanmar (Ref. 43640).

Size / Weight / Age

Max length: 13.0 cm TL male/unsexed (Ref. 6398).

Biology

Adults occur in ponds, weedy ditches (Ref. 4832) and irrigation canals (Ref. 41236).

Main reference

Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran 1991 Inland fishes of India and adjacent countries. vol 1. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam. i-liv + 1-541, 1 map (Ref. 4832)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 125652)

  Least Concern (LC); date assessed: March 01 2007

CITES (Ref. 131153)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

More information
Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD50 = 0.5002 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00851 (0.00463 - 0.01565), b=3.01 (2.84 - 3.18), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 2.4 ±0.1 se; Based on diet studies.

Resilience (Ref. 120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

Nutrients (Ref. 124155): Calcium = 448 [268, 794] mg/100g; Iron = 6.94 [3.70, 13.04] mg/100g; Protein = 16.5 [15.1, 17.9] %; Omega3 = 0.312 [0.151, 0.626] g/100g; Selenium = 30.9 [13.3, 73.6] μg/100g; VitaminA = 190 [80, 421] μg/100g; Zinc = 4.19 [3.08, 5.68] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies.