Golden mahseer (Tor putitora) Babai River

''Tor'' is a

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cyprinid Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and relatives like the barbs and barbels. Cyprinidae is the largest and most diverse fish family and the largest verte ...

fish commonly known as

mahseer Mahseer is the common name used for the genera ''Tor'', ''Neolissochilus'', '' Naziritor'' and '' Parator'' in the family Cyprinidae (carps). The name is, however, more often restricted to members of the genus ''Tor''.Sen TK, Jayaram KC, 1982. Th ...

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are: * '' Tor ater'' T. R. Roberts, 1999 * '' Tor dongnaiensis'' H. Đ. Hoàng, H. M. Phạm, J.-D. Durand, N. T. Trần & P. D. Phan, 2015 (Dongnai mahseer) Hoàng Huy Đức, Phạm Hùng Mạnh, Durand, J.-D., Trần Ngân Trọng & Phan Phúc Đình (2015): Mahseers genera ''Tor'' and ''Neolissochilus'' (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from southern Vietnam. ''Zootaxa, 4006 (3): 551-568.'' * ''

Tor douronensis ''Tor douronensis'', also known as ''Labeobarbus douronensis'', is a species of ray-finned fish of the family Cyprinidae in the genus '' Tor''. This Asian fresh water river carp can be discovered in southern Thailand, east to Vietnam and south ...

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, 1842) (semah) * ''

Tor hemispinus ''Tor hemispinus'' is a species of cyprinid of the genus '' Tor''. It inhabits Yunnan, China, is considered harmless to humans and has a maximum length among unsexed males of . Described in 1985, it has been classified as "data deficient" on the ...

'' Y. R. Chen & X. L. Chu, 1985 * '' Tor khudree'' (

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, 1839) (black mahseer) * ''

Tor kulkarnii ''Tor kulkarnii'' (common name: dwarf mahseer) is a species of cyprinid of the genus '' Tor''. It inhabits mountain streams in India and has a maximum length among unsexed males of . It is classified as "data deficient" on the IUCN Red List T ...

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, 1992 (dwarf mahseer) * ''

Tor laterivittatus ''Tor laterivittatus'' is a species of cyprinid of the genus ''Tor''. Described by Zhou and Cui in 1996, it inhabits the Mekong river basin in Laos and Yunnan, China. It is classified as "data deficient" on the IUCN Red List The Internationa ...

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Tor malabaricus ''Tor malabaricus'', the Malabar mahseer, is a fish, a species of mahseer native to southwestern India. Taxonomy This mahseer possesses many typical Cyprinidae features, with a slim, torpedo-shaped body, plus large head and scales, and four barb ...

'' Jerdon, 1849 (Malabar mahseer) * ''

Tor mosal Tor, TOR or ToR may refer to: Places * Tor, Pallars, a village in Spain * Tor, former name of Sloviansk, Ukraine, a city * Mount Tor, Tasmania, Australia, an extinct volcano * Tor Bay, Devon, England * Tor River, Western New Guinea, Indonesia Sc ...

'' ( F. Hamilton, 1822) * '' Tor mekongensis'' H. Đ. Hoàng, H. M. Phạm, J.-D. Durand, N. T. Trần & P. D. Phan, 2015 (Mekong mahseer) * '' Tor polylepis'' W. Zhou & G. H. Cui, 1996 * ''

Tor putitora ''Tor putitora'', the Putitor mahseer, Himalayan mahseer, or golden mahseer, is an endangered species of cyprinid fish that is found in rapid streams, riverine pools, and lakes in the Himalayan region. Its native range is within the basins of th ...

'' ( F. Hamilton, 1822) (Himalayan mahseer) *''Tor cf. putitora'' largest known species of

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Dan Harries, Thomas Arbenz, Neelesh Dahanukar, Rajeev Raghavan, Mark Tringham, Duwaki Rangad and Graham Proudlove. 2019
The World’s Largest Known Subterranean Fish: A Discovery in Meghalaya (NE India) of A Cave-adapted Fish related to the Golden Mahseer, ''Tor putitora'' (Hamilton 1822).
''Cave & Karst Science.'' ''46(3)''; 121–126. * ''

Tor remadevii ''Tor remadevii'', the orange-finned mahseer, also known as the hump-backed mahseer, is a critically endangered species of freshwater fish endemic to the Western Ghats of India. It is restricted to the Kaveri river basin. It can be distingui ...

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, 2007 Kurup, B.M. & Radhakrishnan, K.V. (2011): ''Tor remadevii'', a new species of ''Tor'' (Gray) from Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary, Pambar River, Kerala, Southern India. ''Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, 107 (3): 227-230.'' (orange-finned mahseer) * '' Tor sinensis'' H. W. Wu, 1977 (Chinese mahseer) * ''

Tor tambra ''Tor tambra'', the Javan mahseer, is a species of mahseer native to Southeast Asia. Taxonomy Tor tambra is a typical mahseer, with Cyprinidae features, large scales and a large head comparative to body depth. It is usually longer and slimmer b ...

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, 1842) * ''

Tor tambroides ''Tor tambroides'', known as empurau in Malay language, Malay, is a species of mahseer native to Southeast Asia. Taxonomy It has been suggested that the species represents a junior synonym of ''Tor tambra''. ''T. tambra'', ''T. tambroides'' and ...

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Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Tor tor Tor, TOR or ToR may refer to: Places * Tor, Pallars, a village in Spain * Tor, former name of Sloviansk, Ukraine, a city * Mount Tor, Tasmania, Australia, an extinct volcano * Tor Bay, Devon, England * Tor River, Western New Guinea, Indonesia Sc ...

'' ( F. Hamilton, 1822) (red-finned mahseer) * '' Tor yingjiangensis'' Z. M. Chen & J. X. Yang, 2004

References

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