Esomus, or flying barbs, are freshwater fish native to South and Mainland Southeast Asia. They are closely related to the genus Danio and are distinctive for their extremely long barbels.
| Esomus ahliHora & Mukerji, 1928 | Burmese flying barb | ||
| Esomus altus (Blyth, 1860) | |||
| Esomus barbatus (Jerdon, 1849) | South Indian flying barb | ||
| Esomus caudiocellatus C. G. E. Ahl, 1923 | Eyespot flying barb | ||
| Esomus danrica (F. Hamilton, 1822) | Indian flying barb | ||
| Esomus lineatus C. G. E. Ahl, 1923 | Striped flying barb | ||
| Esomus longimanus (Lunel, 1881) | Mekong flying barb | ||
| Esomus malabaricus F. Day, 1867 | Malabar flying barb | ||
| Esomus malayensis C. G. E. Ahl, 1923 | Malayan flying barb | ||
| Esomus manipurensis Tilak & Jain, 1990 | |||
| Esomus metallicus C. G. E. Ahl, 1923 | |||
| Esomus thermoicos (Valenciennes, 1842) |