Sri Lanka country information

Common names: Leylla, Mahseer
Occurrence: questionable
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref:
Importance: minor commercial | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: gamefish: yes;
Comments: This species is frequently reported to occur in Sri Lanka but it remains subject to debate (A.C. Pinder, pers.comm. 01/21). Also Ref. 4832, 41236, 43638.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ce.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Pinder, A.C., J.R. Britton, A.J. Harrison, P. Nautiyal, S.D. Bower, S.J. Cooke, S. Lockett, M. Everard, U. Katwate, K. Ranjeet, S. Walton, A.J. Danylchuk, N. Dahanukar and R. Raghavan, 2019
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Mahseer, Verkkomahseeri, Mahsír cejlonský, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Torinae
Etymology: khudree: \.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic; potamodromous. Tropical; 20°C - 30°C (Ref. 2059)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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Tor khudree (Sykes, 1839)

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology