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Tor putitora (Yellowfin mahseer; Putitora mahseer; Putitor mahseer; Mosal mahseer; Mahseer; Himalayan salmon; Golden mahseer; Gold mahseer; Copper mahseer; Common Himalayan mahseer)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Tor putitora, the Putitor mahseer, Himalayan mahseer or golden mahseer, is an endangered species of cyprinid fish that is found in rapid streams, riverine pools and lakes in the Himalayan region and south Asia, ranging from Iran south to Sri Lanka, and east to Thailand. It is a popular gamefish, the largest species of mahseer, and can reach up to 2.75 m (9.0 ft) in length and 54 kg (119 lb) in weight, though most caught today are far smaller. It is threatened by habitat loss, habitat degradation and overfishing, and it is estimated that it already has declined by more than 50%.
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Infraspecies

Tor mosal var. mosal

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Tor putitora

Attributes

Migration [1]  Potamodromous

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Corbett National Park II 141853 Uttaranchal, India
Indravati Tiger Reserve   Chhattishgarh, India      
Manas National Park II 135025 Assam, India
Pong Lake Sanctuary IV 61391 Himachal Pradesh, India  
Simlipal Tiger Reserve National Park II 103465 Orissa, India  

Prey / Diet

Boiga dendrophila (Gold-ringed Cat Snake, Mangrove Snake)[2]

Consumers

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed February 01, 2010 at animaldiversity.org
♦ 2Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
♦ 3Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0