Cyprinus tor (Hamilton, 1822) Mahseer
|
publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.26515/rzsi/v120/i4/2020/149942 |
|
persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B96E0105-7A5B-6318-ED31-3962FEA4FDDE |
|
treatment provided by |
Felipe |
|
scientific name |
Cyprinus tor |
| status |
|
6. Tor View in CoL tor (Hamilton, 1822) (Mahseer)
1822. Cyprinus tor Hamilton, An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges: 305, 388.
2013. Tor tor : Kottelat, The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, Suppl. (27): 169.
Material examined: V/4130 , 2 ex, 2.9–5.4 cm, Purna River near Morali village, 26.xi.2019 ; V/4144 , 3 ex ,
16.7–19.7 cm, Purna River at Pander Village, Kalibel Range, 22.xi.2019.
Distribution: Widely distributed in India, found in rivers and streams including muddy water.
Remarks: This big-headed greenish gold colored fish is greatly in demand due to its good flesh quality, known as Mahseer, this fish gives good fight to anglers. Very few specimens of this fish were collected during present research work.
No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.