''Tor'' is a
genus
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of freshwater
ray-finned fishes belonging to the
family
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Cyprinidae
Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family, including the carps, the true minnows, and their relatives the barbs and barbels, among others. Cyprinidae is the largest and most diverse fish family, and t ...
, the family which includes the
carp
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s,
barbs and related fishes. The fishes in this genus, and some related genera, are commonly known as
mahseer
Mahseer is the common name used for the genera ''Tor (fish), Tor'', ''Neolissochilus'', ''Naziritor'' and ''Parator zonatus, Parator'' in the family Cyprinidae (carps). The name is, however, more often restricted to members of the genus ''Tor'' ...
s. These fishes are found in Asia.
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:
* ''
Tor ater''
Roberts, 1999 (dark mahseer)
* ''
Tor barakae''
Arunkumar & Basudha, 2003
* ''
Tor dongnaiensis''
H. Đ. Hoàng, H. M. Phạm, J.-D. Durand, N. T. Trần & P. D. Phan, 2015 (Dongnai mahseer)
* ''
Tor khudree
''Tor khudree'', the Deccan mahseer, Khudree mahseer, or black mahseer, is a freshwater fish of the Cyprinidae, carp family found in major rivers and reservoirs of India and Sri Lanka. Found throughout India, following large-scale introductions o ...
''
( Sykes, 1839) (black mahseer)
* ''
Tor kulkarnii
''Tor kulkarnii'' (common name: dwarf mahseer) is a species of cyprinid of the genus '' Tor''. It inhabits mountain streams in India and has a maximum length among unsexed males of . It is classified as "data deficient" on the IUCN Red List
...
''
Menon, 1992 (dwarf mahseer)
* ''
Tor laterivittatus
''Tor laterivittatus'' is a species of cyprinid of the genus '' Tor''. Described by Zhou and Cui in 1996, it inhabits the Mekong river basin in Laos and Yunnan, China. It is classified as "data deficient" on the IUCN Red List
The Internatio ...
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W. Zhou & G. H. Cui, 1996
* ''
Tor mahanadicus
Tor, TOR or ToR may refer to:
Places
* Toronto, Canada
** Toronto Raptors
* Tor, Pallars, a village in Spain
* Tor, former name of Sloviansk, Ukraine, a city
* Mount Tor, Tasmania, Australia, an extinct volcano
* Tor Bay, Devon, England
* Tor ...
''
David
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The Tel Dan stele, an Aramaic-inscribed stone erected by a king of Aram-Dam ...
, 1953
* ''
Tor malabaricus
''Tor malabaricus'', the Malabar mahseer, is a fish, a species of mahseer native to southwestern India.
Taxonomy
This mahseer possesses many typical Cyprinidae features, with a slim, torpedo-shaped body, plus large head and scales, and four barb ...
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( Jerdon, 1849) (Malabar mahseer)
* ''
Tor mekongensis
Tor, TOR or ToR may refer to:
Places
* Toronto, Canada
** Toronto Raptors
* Tor, Pallars, a village in Spain
* Tor, former name of Sloviansk, Ukraine, a city
* Mount Tor, Tasmania, Australia, an extinct volcano
* Tor Bay, Devon, England
* Tor ...
''
Hoàng, Pham, Durand, Tran & Phan, 2015
* ''
Tor mosal''
(Hamilton
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* Alexander Hamilton (1755/1757–1804), first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States
* ''Hamilton'' (musical), a 2015 Broadway musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda
** ''Hamilton'' (al ...
, 1822)
* ''
Tor polylepis''
Zhou & Cui, 1996
* ''
Tor putitora''
(Hamilton, 1822) (Himalayan mahseer)
* ''
Tor remadevii''
Kurup & Radhakrishnan, 2007 (orange-finned mahseer)
* ''
Tor sinensis''
H. W. Wu, 1977 (Chinese mahseer)
* ''
Tor tambra''
(Valenciennes
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It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced ...
, 1842)
* ''
Tor tambroides
''Tor tambroides'', known as empurau in Malay language, Malay, is a species of mahseer native to Southeast Asia.
Taxonomy
It has been suggested that the species represents a junior synonym of ''Tor tambra''. ''T. tambra'', ''T. tambroides'' and ...
''
( Bleeker, 1854) (Malayan mahseer, empurau)
* ''
Tor tor''
(Hamilton, 1822) (red-finned mahseer)
* ''
Tor yingjiangensis''
Z. M. Chen & J. X. Yang, 2004 (Yingjiang mahseer)
References
Torinae
Cyprinidae genera
Cyprinid fish of Asia
Taxa named by John Edward Gray
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