Esomus (subgenus of Leuciscus) Swainson [W.] 1839:185, 285 Masc. Esomus vittatus Swainson 1839 (= Cyprinus danrica Hamilton 1822). Type by monotypy. Swainson's E. vittatus is an unneeded new name for C. danrica Hamilton (Swainson's reference to "Ham. f. 88" is Hamilton, Pl. 16, fig. 88). •Valid as Esomus Swainson 1839 -- (Ataur Rahman 1989:82 [ref. 24860], Jayaram 1981:77 [ref. 6497], Kottelat 1985:262 [ref. 11441], Kottelat 1989:7 [ref. 13605], Tilak & Jain 1990 [ref. 20186], Doi 1997:21 [ref. 22832], Fang 2003:717 [ref. 27255], Ataur Rahman 2003:99 [ref. 31338], Pramod et al. 2010:31 [ref. 30874], Arbsuwan et al. 2013:59 [ref. 32712], Kottelat 2013:101 [ref. 32989], Sudasinghe et al. 2019:1 [ref. 37047], Bhakat & Sinha 2020:44 [ref. 37263], Abujam et al. 2021:81 [ref. 38678]). Current status: Valid as Esomus Swainson 1839. Danionidae: Esominae.