Tor putitora

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Tor putitora, commonly known as the golden mahseer, is a large, migratory freshwater fish native to South and Southeast Asian rivers and valued both as a game fish and a threatened species of conservation concern.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fish species
game fish
migratory fish
threatened species
assessedBy IUCN Red List
bodyColoration golden
bodyShape elongated
class Actinopterygii
commonName Himalayan mahseer
linked to: mahseer

golden mahseer
linked to: mahseer
conservationStatus Endangered
describedBy Francis Hamilton
diet algae
invertebrates
plant material
small fish
family Cyprinidae
foundInCountry Bangladesh
Bhutan
India
Nepal
Pakistan
genus Tor
habitat fast-flowing streams
foothill rivers
large rivers
kingdom Animalia
maximumLength approximately 2.7 metres
maximumWeight over 50 kilograms
migratoryBehavior long-distance upriver spawning migrations
nativeTo Brahmaputra River basin
linked to: Brahmaputra Valley

Ganges River basin
linked to: Ganges Basin

Himalayan river systems
Indus River basin
South Asia
Southeast Asia
order Cypriniformes
phylum Chordata
subjectOf mahseer conservation programs
taxonRank species
threat habitat loss
introduction of exotic fish
overfishing
pollution
river damming
sand mining
trophicLevel omnivorous
usedIn restocking and ranching projects
valuedAs food fish
sport fish
yearDescribed 1822

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mahseer commonNameOf Tor putitora