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Tor putitora, the Golden Mahseer, Putitor mahseer, or Himalayan 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 the Indus , Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers. [ 1 ]
Golden mahseer (Tor putitora) in Babai River, NepalMahseer is the common name used for the genera Tor, Neolissochilus, Naziritor and Parator in the family Cyprinidae (carps). [1] [2] [3] The name is, however, more often restricted to members of the genus Tor. [4]
Golden mahseer (Tor putitora) Babai River, NepalTor is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Cyprinidae, the family which includes the carps, barbs and related fishes.
There are 531 species of fishes in Pakistan, of these, 233 are freshwater fish. [1] The mahseer is the national fish of Pakistan. Notopterus notoperus; Notopterus chitala; Naziritor zhobensis; Triplophysa stoliczkai - found only in Deosai; Diptyichus maculatus - found only in Deosai; Ptychobarbus conirostis - found only in Deosai
Two species of mahaseer fish are present: Tor tor, the red-finned mahseer, and Tor putitora the yellow-finned mahseer, a food fish which grows to varying sizes from 20 to 60 cm (8 to 23.5 in) are reported.
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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 India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, and Pakistan. It is a commercially important food and game fish .
The Manas River and its tributaries are home to three species of rare migratory game fish called mahseer: the deep-bodied mahseer , golden mahseer (Tor putitora), and chocolate mahseer or Katle (Acrossocheilus hexangonolepis).