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Scientific Name Esomus metallicus  Ahl, 1924
Common Names Striped Flying Barb
Metallische Flugbarbe (Germany)
Type Locality Phet Buri [Petchaburi], Thailand.
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Size 75mm or 3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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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)

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IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2011.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin v. 11 (no. 1), pp 42
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Last Update 2019 Oct 26 07:00 (species record created: 2012 May 09 03:37)