Tor tor

Tor mahseer
1897 illustration of a tor mahseer caught from the Bhavani River
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Tor
Species: T. tor
Binomial name
Tor tor
(Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms[2]
  • Barbus megalepis
    McClelland, 1839
  • Barbus tor
    (Hamilton, 1822)
  • Cyprinus tor
    Hamilton, 1822
  • Puntius tor
    (Hamilton, 1822)
  • Tor hamiltoni
    Gray, 1834
  • Tor mosal mahanadicus
    David, 1953

Tor tor, commonly known as the tor mahseer or tor barb, is a species of cyprinid fish found in fast-flowing rivers and streams with rocky bottoms in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, and Pakistan. It is a commercially important food and game fish. Its population is rapidly declining in its native range due to overfishing. It is a large fish, reaching 36 cm (14 in) at maturity, but lengths of 150 centimetres (4.9 ft) have been recorded.[1][2] The fish is well armoured by their record large scales, each reaching up to 10 centimetres (3.9 in) in length.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 A. Rayamajhi; B.R. Jha & C.M. Sharma (2010). "Tor tor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  2. 1 2 R. Froese; D. Pauly, eds. (2014). "Tor tor (Hamilton, 1822)". FishBase. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  3. ↑ McGrouther, M. "Fish scales". Australian Museum. Retrieved 29 September 2016.


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