Tor tor
Tor mahseer | |
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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] | |
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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 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.
- 1 2 R. Froese; D. Pauly, eds. (2014). "Tor tor (Hamilton, 1822)". FishBase. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ↑ McGrouther, M. "Fish scales". Australian Museum. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
External links
- Media related to Tor tor at Wikimedia Commons
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