''Neolissochilus'' is a
genus
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of
fish
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in the
family
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Cyprinidae
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native to freshwater habitats in
Asia
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that are often grouped with the
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. The largest reach up to in length, but most species are much smaller.
Species
These are the currently recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Neolissochilus acutirostris''
Arunachalam, Sivakumar
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& Murugan
Kartikeya (/ kɑɾt̪ɪkejə/; ), also known as Skanda ( /skən̪d̪ə/), Subrahmanya (/ sʊbɾəɦməɲjə/, /ɕʊ-/), Shanmukha ( /ɕɑnmʊkʰə/) and Murugan (/ mʊɾʊgən/), is the Hindu god of war. He is generally described as the ...
, 2017
* ''
Neolissochilus baoshanensis''
( X. Y. Chen & J. X. Yang, 1999) (Baoshan)
* ''
Neolissochilus benasi''
( Pellegrin & Chevey, 1936)
* ''
Neolissochilus blanci''
(Pellegrin & P. W. Fang, 1940)
* ''
Neolissochilus blythii''
(Day
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, 1870)
* ''
Neolissochilus capudelphinus''
Arunachalam, Sivakumar & Murugan, 2017
* ''
Neolissochilus compressus''
(Day, 1870)
* ''
Neolissochilus dukai''
(Day, 1878)
* ''
Neolissochilus hemispinus''
( X. Y. Chen & J. X. Yang, 1985).
* ''
Neolissochilus hendersoni''
( Herre, 1940)
* ''
Neolissochilus heterostomus''
(Chen & Yang, 1999)
* ''
Neolissochilus hexagonolepis''
( McClelland 1839) (Copper mahseer or Katli)
* ''
Neolissochilus hexastichus''
(McClelland, 1839)
* ''
Neolissochilus kaladanensis''
Lalramliana, Lalronunga, Kumar & Singh
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, 2019
* ''
Neolissochilus longipinnis''
( M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1916)
* ''
Neolissochilus micropthalmus''
Arunachalam, Sivakumar & Murugan, 2017
* ''
Neolissochilus minimus''
Arunachalam, Sivakumar & Murugan, 2017
* ''
Neolissochilus nigrovittatus''
( Boulenger, 1893)
* ''
Neolissochilus paucisquamatus''
( H. M. Smith, 1945)
* ''
Neolissochilus pnar''
Dahanukar, Sundar, Rangad, Proudlove & Raghavan, 2023
* ''
Neolissochilus qiaojiensis''
( H. W. Wu, 1977)
* ''
Neolissochilus soro''
(Valenciennes
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, 1842)
* ''
Neolissochilus soroides''
( Duncker, 1904) (Soro brook varp)
* ''
Neolissochilus spinulosus''
(McClelland, 1845) (Spinulosus mahseer)
* ''
Neolissochilus stevensonii''
(Day, 1870)
* ''
Neolissochilus stracheyi''
(Day, 1871)
* ''
Neolissochilus subterraneus''
Vidthayanon & Kottelat, 2003 (Cave brook carp)
* ''
Neolissochilus sumatranus''
(Weber & de Beaufort, 1916)
* ''
Neolissochilus tamiraparaniensis''
Arunachalam, Sivakumar & Murugan, 2017
* ''
Neolissochilus thienemanni''
( Ahl 1933) (Ihan)
* ''
Neolissochilus vittatus''
(H. M. Smith, 1945)
* ''
Neolissochilus wynaadensis''
(Day, 1873) (Wayanad mahseer)
References
Torinae
Cyprinid fish of Asia
Freshwater fish genera
Cyprinidae genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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