barbatus, Leuciscus Jerdon [T. C.] 1849:322 [Madras Journal of Literature and Science v. 15 (pt 2); ref. 4902] Rivers in Mysore and Carnatic, southern India. No types known. •Valid as Esomus barbatus (Jerdon 1849) -- (Tilak & Jain 1990:409 [ref. 20186], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:376 [ref. 20764], Indra 1993:182 [ref. 24009], Rema Devi 1993:354 [ref. 24007], Rema Devi & Ilango 1993:244 [ref. 24017], Indra 1994:411 [ref. 24015], Manimekalan 1998:438 [ref. 24989], Bleher 2018:460 [ref. 36647], Bhakat & Sinha 2020:48 [ref. 37263]). •Synonym of Esomus thermoicos (Valenciennes 1842) -- (Menon 1999:49 [ref. 24904], Sudasinghe et al. 2019:355 [ref. 37047]). Current status: Synonym of Esomus thermoicos (Valenciennes 1842). Danionidae: Esominae. Habitat: freshwater.