Family : Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order : Cypriniformes  (carps)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Striped flying barb
Fish Name : Esomus lineatus
Max size : 5.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 2059); 6 cm TL (female)
Environment : benthopelagic
Climate : tropical; 22 - 25°C
Global Importance : aquarium: commercial
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Asia: Bangladesh (mouths of the Ganges River).
Diagnosis :
Biology :
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott. 1991. (Ref. 4537)

India country information
Common Names : [ No common name ]
Status : native
Salinity : freshwater, brackish
Uses : no uses