Tor tambroides
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Tor |
| Species: | T. tambroides |
| Binomial name | |
| Tor tambroides Bleeker, 1854 | |
Tor tambroides is a species of Mahseer native to Southeast Asia.
Distribution
Individuals have been found throughout Southeast Asia, ranging from Thailand in the Chao Phraya and Mekong River basins to the Greater Sunda Islands. There are reports of this species being found in Burma.[2]
Ecology
The species is omnivorous, sometimes eating toxic fruits when the streams it inhabits flood the forest; this may make them temporarily inedible. During the rainy season, juveniles migrate downstream. After 2 months, matured adults travel back upstream to spawn at the headwaters in the dry season.[2]
Conservation
While the species is not currently assigned a conservation status by the IUCN due to lack of data, overfishing is assumed to threaten the wild population.[1] The empurau, as the species is known in Malaysia, is reportedly the most expensive edible fish in the country[3] and has been known to fetch up to RM1800 per fish.[4]
References
- 1 2 M. Kottelat (2012). "Tor tambroides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Tor tambroides" in FishBase. August 2014 version.
- ↑ "Tycoon flies in on private jet for fish". The Star. 8 January 2014.
- ↑ "Empurau, the most expensive fish". Sin Chew Daily. 27 March 2010.