Malayan flying barb
Esomus malayensis
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A flying barb from Malaysia and Vietnam.
- Scientific name
- Esomus malayensis
- Family
- Danionidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Danionidae
- Order
- Cypriniformes
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 21–25 °C
- pH
- 6.5–7
- General hardness (GH)
- 5–12 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 8 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Data deficient (DD)
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