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Scientific Name	**Esomus metallicus** Ahl, 1924
Common Names	Striped Flying Barb Metallische Flugbarbe (Germany)
Type Locality	Phet Buri [Petchaburi], Thailand.
Species Information
Size	75mm or 3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Asia: Mekong, Salween and Chao Phraya basins; also from the northern Malay Peninsula. Salween (click on these areas to find other species found there) Mekong (click on these areas to find other species found there) Thailand Waters, Chao Praya (click on these areas to find other species found there) Pacific, Malaysia Waters, Peninsular Malaysia Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2011.
Husbandry Information
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin v. 11 (no. 1), pp 42
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:59 (species record created: 2012 May 09 03:37)