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Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae Minnows or carps
Subfamily: Torinae
Genus: Tor

(See list of species below)


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16 species (see list below)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Tor ater Asia 33.2 SL 1999
Tor barakae Barak mahseer Asia 13.6 SL 2003
Tor dongnaiensis Dongnai mahseer Asia 41.1 SL 2015
Tor douronensis Semah mahseer Asia 35 TL 1842
Tor khudree Deccan mahseer Asia 83 FL 1839
Tor kulkarnii Dwarf mahseer Asia 20.8 SL 1992
Tor laterivittatus Asia 60 SL 1996
Tor malabaricus Malabar mahseer Asia 40 TL 1849
Tor polylepis Asia 5.3 SL 1996
Tor putitora Putitor mahseer Asia 275 TL 1822
Tor remadeviae Hump-backed mahseer Asia 175 FL 2011
Tor sinensis Red mahseer Asia 46.5 SL 1977
Tor tambra Asia 100 TL 1842
Tor tambroides Thai mahseer Asia 100 SL 1854
Tor tor Tor barb Asia 200 TL 1822
Tor yingjiangensis Asia 18.1 SL 2004



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