Monday, February 8, 2016

Esomus thermoicos ( Valenciennes, 1842 )

English Name - Flying Bird / Bearded Rasbora
Sinhala Name - රැවුල් දණ්ඩියා

Esomus thermoicos
An endemic fish species distributed in both wet and dry lowlands of Sri lanka. Flying Birds recorded from wide variety of habitats such as tanks, irrigation canals, rivers, streams and paddy fields. They prefer areas with moderately flowing waters with aquatic vegetation. The sexes are similar in appearance.The Flying Bird is listed as a least concern species in the national red list 2012.

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