Tor (genus)
| Tor | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Tor J. E. Gray, 1833 |
Tor is a genus of cyprinid fish that contains the majority of the species known as mahseers. The 20 species are found in Asia.
Species
There are 20 species of mahseers in the genus Tor.[1]
- Tor ater T. R. Roberts, 1999
- Tor barakae Arunkumar & Basudha, 2003 (Barakae mahseer)
- Tor douronensis (Valenciennes, 1842) (khela mahseer, Semah mahseer, river carp)
- Tor hemispinus Y. R. Chen & X. L. Chu, 1985
- Tor khudree (Sykes, 1839) (Black mahseer, Deccan mahseer)
- Tor kulkarnii Menon, 1992 (Dwarf mahseer)
- Tor laterivittatus W. Zhou & G. H. Cui, 1996
- Tor macrolepis (Heckel, 1838)
- Tor malabaricus (Jerdon, 1849) (Malabar mahseer)
- Tor polylepis W. Zhou & G. H. Cui, 1996
- Tor progeneius (McClelland, 1839) (Jungha mahseer)
- Tor putitora (F. Hamilton, 1822) (Himalayan mahseer, Golden mahseer, Putitor mahseer)
- Tor qiaojiensis H. W. Wu, 1977
- Tor remadevii Kurup & Radhakrishnan, 2011[2]
- Tor sinensis H. W. Wu, 1977 (Chinese mahseer)
- Tor soro (Valenciennes, 1842)
- Tor tambra (Valenciennes, 1842)
- Tor tambroides (Bleeker, 1854) (Malayan mahseer, Thai mahseer)
- Tor tor (F. Hamilton, 1822) (Red-finned mahseer, Short-gilled mahseer, Deep-bodied mahseer, Tor barb)
- Tor yingjiangensis Z. M. Chen & J. X. Yang, 2004
- Tor yunnanensis (Y. H. Wang, D. D. Zhuang & L. C. Gao, 1982)
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Tor in FishBase. October 2011 version.
- ↑ Kurup, B.M. & Radhakrishnan, K.V. (2011): Tor remadevii, a new species of Tor (Gray) from Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary, Pambar River, Kerala, Southern India. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, 107 (3) [2010]: 227-230.