''Naziritor'' is a small genus of freshwater
ray-finned fish
Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fish or actinopterygians, is a class of bony fish that comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. They are so called because of their lightly built fins made of webbings of sk ...
belonging to the
family
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Cyprinidae
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, which includes the
carp
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s,
barbs and related fishes. The fishes in this geus are found in
South Asia
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.
Species
The following species are classified within ''Naziritor'':
* ''
Naziritor chelynoides''
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, 1839) (Dark mahseer)
* ''
Naziritor zhobensis''
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, 1967) (Zhobi mahseer)
References
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Torinae
Cyprinid fish of Asia