mahseer

E162732

The mahseer is a large, powerful freshwater fish of the carp family, renowned as a prized game fish in South and Southeast Asian rivers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf common name
fish
freshwater fish
bodyShape elongated
streamlined
class Actinopterygii
commonNameOf Neolissochilus hexagonolepis
Tor khudree
Tor mosal
Tor putitora
Tor tambroides
Tor tor
conservationAction protected area management
stock enhancement programs
culturalSignificance iconic sport fish in the Indian subcontinent
diet omnivorous
economicUse aquaculture species
food fish
game fish
family Cyprinidae
feedsOn algae
fruits
foundInCountry People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
surface form: Bangladesh

Bhutan
India
Indonesia
Malaysia
Myanmar
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Thailand
foundInHabitat fast-flowing streams
rivers
rocky river pools
genusIncludes Naziritor
Neolissochilus
Tor
kingdom Animalia
majorThreat habitat degradation
overfishing
pollution
river damming
maximumSize over 1 meter in length
maximumWeight over 40 kilograms
nativeToRegion South Asia
Southeast Asia
order Cypriniformes
phylum Chordata
preysOn invertebrates
small fish
reproduction migratory spawner
spawningHabitat upstream gravel beds
taxonRank informal group
threatStatus many species threatened

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