Tor is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Cyprinidae, the family which includes the carps, barbs and related fishes. The fishes in this genus, and some related genera, are commonly known as mahseers, though this genus is often distinguished as the true mahseer.. These fishes are found in Asia.
Species
Tor is distinguished from its relatives, such as Naziritor and Neolissochilus, by the presence of a median lobe on the mandible/lower lip. The median lobe may alternatively be described as an "interrupted fold or groove".
The currently recognized species in this genus are:
- Tor ater <small>Roberts, 1999</small> (dark mahseer)
- Tor barakae <small>Arunkumar & Basudha, 2003</small>
- Tor dongnaiensis <small>H. ÃÂ. Hoàng, H. M. Phạm, J.-D. Durand, N. T. Trần & P. D. Phan, 2015</small> (Dongnai mahseer)
- Tor douronensis <small>(Valenciennes, 1842)</small>
- Tor khudree <small>(Sykes, 1839)</small> (black mahseer)
- Tor kulkarnii <small>Menon, 1992</small> (dwarf mahseer)
- Tor laterivittatus <small>W. Zhou & G. H. Cui, 1996</small>
- Tor malabaricus <small>(Jerdon, 1849)</small> (Malabar mahseer)
- Tor polylepis <small>Zhou & Cui, 1996</small>
- Tor putitora <small>(Hamilton, 1822)</small> (Himalayan mahseer)
- Tor remadeviae <small>Kurup & Radhakrishnan, 2007</small> (orange-finned mahseer)
- Tor sinensis <small>H. W. Wu, 1977</small> (Chinese mahseer)
- Tor tambra <small>(Valenciennes, 1842)</small>
- Tor tambroides <small>(Bleeker, 1854)</small> (Malayan mahseer, empurau)
- Tor tor <small>(Hamilton, 1822)</small> (red-finned mahseer)
- Tor yingjiangensis <small>Z. M. Chen & J. X. Yang, 2004</small> (Yingjiang mahseer)
The genetically distinct yellow mahseer of Sri Lanka, sometimes referred to as Tor khudree longispinis, may be recognized as its own species.
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