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Tor khudree (Yellow mahseer; Mahseer; Khudree mahseer; Black mahseer; Deccan mahseer)

Synonyms: Barbus khudree; Barbus longispinis; Barbus neilli; Puntius khudree; Tor khudree longispinnis
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Wikipedia Abstract

Tor khudree, the Deccan mahseer or black mahseer, is a large freshwater fish of the carp family found in major rivers and reservoirs of India and Sri Lanka. The local name is mahseer or maha seer and this was considered as one of the greatest of game fish in India. Found throughout India, but found of the largest size and in the greatest abundance in mountain-streams or those which are rocky.
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Kudremukh National Park II 202772 Karnataka, India  
Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve 1364022 India  

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Rhabdochona hospeti[1]

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♦ 1Gibson, 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