Tor (genus)
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| Tor | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Tor J. E. Gray, 1833 |
Tor is a genus of cyprinid fish that contains the majority of the species known as mahseers. The 20 species are found in Asia.
[edit] Species
- Tor ater T. R. Roberts, 1999
- Tor barakae Arunkumar & Basudha, 2003 (Barakae mahseer)
- Tor douronensis (Valenciennes, 1842) (khela mahseer, Semah mahseer, river carp)
- Tor hemispinus Y. R. Chen & X. L. Chu, 1985
- Tor khudree (Sykes, 1839) (Black mahseer, Deccan mahseer)
- Tor kulkarnii Menon, 1992 (Dwarf mahseer)
- Tor laterivittatus W. Zhou & G. H. Cui, 1996
- Tor macrolepis (Heckel, 1838)
- Tor malabaricus (Jerdon, 1849) (Malabar mahseer)
- Tor polylepis W. Zhou & G. H. Cui, 1996
- Tor progeneius (McClelland, 1839) (Jungha mahseer)
- Tor putitora (F. Hamilton, 1822) (Himalayan mahseer, Golden mahseer, Putitor mahseer)
- Tor qiaojiensis H. W. Wu, 1977
- Tor remadevii Kurup & Radhakrishnan, 2011[1]
- Tor sinensis H. W. Wu, 1977 (Chinese mahseer)
- Tor soro (Valenciennes, 1842)
- Tor tambra (Valenciennes, 1842)
- Tor tambroides (Bleeker, 1854) (Malayan mahseer, Thai mahseer)
- Tor tor (F. Hamilton, 1822) (Red-finned mahseer, Short-gilled mahseer, Deep-bodied mahseer, Tor barb)
- Tor yingjiangensis Z. M. Chen & J. X. Yang, 2004
- Tor yunnanensis (Y. H. Wang, D. D. Zhuang & L. C. Gao, 1982)
[edit] References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Tor in FishBase. October 2011 version.
- ^ Kurup, B.M. & Radhakrishnan, K.V. (2011): Tor remadevii, a new species of Tor (Gray) from Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary, Pambar River, Kerala, Southern India. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, 107 (3) [2010]: 227-230.
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