Biology:Esomus bengalensis
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Short description: Species of fish
| Esomus bengalensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Esomus |
| Species: | E. bengalensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Esomus bengalensis Bhakat & Sinha, 2020
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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
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Species in the genus Esomus". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?tbl=species&genus=Esomus.
- ↑ Bhakat, S.; A. K. Sinha (2020). "Esomus bengalensis (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae), a new species of flying barb from West Bengal, India". International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies 8 (1): 44–49. ISSN 2347-5129. https://www.fisheriesjournal.com/archives/2020/vol8issue1/PartA/7-6-33-542.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q132529788 entry
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