Tor putitora
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Tor putitora, commonly known as the golden mahseer, is a large, migratory freshwater fish native to South and Southeast Asian rivers and valued both as a game fish and a threatened species of conservation concern.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fish species
ⓘ
game fish ⓘ migratory fish ⓘ threatened species ⓘ |
| assessedBy | IUCN Red List NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyColoration | golden ⓘ |
| bodyShape | elongated ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commonName |
Himalayan mahseer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
golden mahseer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Endangered ⓘ |
| describedBy | Francis Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet |
algae
ⓘ
invertebrates ⓘ plant material ⓘ small fish ⓘ |
| family | Cyprinidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundInCountry |
Bangladesh
NERFINISHED
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Bhutan NERFINISHED ⓘ India NERFINISHED ⓘ Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genus | Tor ⓘ |
| habitat |
fast-flowing streams
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foothill rivers ⓘ large rivers ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| maximumLength | approximately 2.7 metres ⓘ |
| maximumWeight | over 50 kilograms ⓘ |
| migratoryBehavior | long-distance upriver spawning migrations ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Brahmaputra River basin
NERFINISHED
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Ganges River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Himalayan river systems ⓘ Indus River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ South Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| order | Cypriniformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| subjectOf | mahseer conservation programs ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
habitat loss
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introduction of exotic fish ⓘ overfishing ⓘ pollution ⓘ river damming ⓘ sand mining ⓘ |
| trophicLevel | omnivorous ⓘ |
| usedIn | restocking and ranching projects ⓘ |
| valuedAs |
food fish
ⓘ
sport fish ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1822 ⓘ |
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