Family : Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order : Cypriniformes  (carps)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Tor mahseer
Fish Name : Tor tor
Max size : 52.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 1479); max. published weight: 9,000 g (Ref. 4832); max. reported age: 10 years
Environment : benthopelagic; potamodromous ; depth range - 15 m
Climate : subtropical; 15 - 30°C; 29°N - 20°N
Global Importance : fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial
Resilience: Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.14; tmax=10; Fec=6,400 (batch fecundity))Distribution : Asia: Pakistan, India, Bangladesh (Ref. 4832), Myanmar (Ref. 41236), Nepal (Ref. 9496) and Bhutan (Ref. 9418).
Diagnosis :
Biology : Inhabit rivers and lakes, also in rapid streams with rocky bottom (Ref. 41236). Grow better in a river with a rocky bottom. Travel toward headwaters at the start of the rainy season and downstream at the end of the rainy season. Omnivorous, feed on filamentous algae, chironomid larvae, water beetles and crustaceans. Spawn from March to September, over stones and gravel (Ref. 40948). Reported to reach 150 cm TL (Ref. 12192), and gain a maximum weight of 68 kg by Thomas, 1897 (Ref. 4832). Considered a long-living species (Ref. 58486)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran. 1991. (Ref. 4832)

India country information
Common Names : Tor mahseer, सहर, सोर, పెద పోలిక , பொன் மீன், യെല് കടന്ത , खादची, मिसता, பொன் மீன், பூமீன் கென்டை, ಪರುವಾಲ್ , മെറുവള് , മഹസീര് , Bomin, Burapatra, Jonga pethia, Kajra, Khadchi, Khomet, Kooral, Kuil, Kukkiah, Leopithia, Mahala, Mahaseer, Mahashoal, Mahasol, Mahseer, Mahseer, Mahseer, Mahseer, Masta, Meruval, Mesta, Naharam, Pedha polika, Peruval, Pithia, Polusu gandi, Pon meen, Poomin kendai, Pukkiranga, Pumeen kendae, Putitor, Redfin mahseer, Tor, Turiya mahseer, Yel kadantha
Status : native
Salinity : freshwater
Uses : gamefish: yes