Mahseer is the common name used for the genera Tor, Neolissochilus, Naziritor and Parator in the family Cyprinidae (carps). The name is, however, more often restricted to members of the genus Tor. The range of these fish is from Vietnam in the east and China in the north, through Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Brunei and Indonesia, and across southern Asia including the countries of India, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh within the Indian Peninsula, plus Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Afghanistan. They are commercially important game fish, as well as highly esteemed food fish. Mahseer fetch high market price, and are potential candidate species for aquaculture. Several of the larger species have suffered severe declines, and are now considered threatened due to pollution, habitat loss, overfishing and increasing concern about the impacts of unregulated release of artificially bred stock of a very limited number of species.
Neolissochilus thienemanni is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found only in Lake Toba on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia.
Neolissochilus is a genus of fish in the family Cyprinidae native to freshwater habitats in Asia that are often grouped with the mahseers. The largest reach up to 1.2 m (3.9 ft) in length, but most species are much smaller.
The West Virginia spring salamander is a species of troglobitic salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to West Virginia, the United States.
Typhlichthys subterraneus, the southern cavefish, is a species of cavefish in the family Amblyopsidae endemic to karst regions of the eastern United States.
Thung Salaeng Luang National Park is a 1,262 square kilometres (487 sq mi) national park in Phitsanulok and Phetchabun Provinces of Thailand. It encompasses substantial portions of Wang Thong and Lom Sak Districts.
Cavefish or cave fish is a generic term for fresh and brackish water fish adapted to life in caves and other underground habitats. Related terms are subterranean fish, troglomorphic fish, troglobitic fish, stygobitic fish, phreatic fish, and hypogean fish.
Khuean Srinagarindra National Park is a national park in Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand. The park, centred on the Srinagarind Reservoir, is part of the Western Forest Complex protected area.
Tham Pla–Namtok Pha Suea National Park is a national park in Mae Hong Son Province, Thailand. It is home to caves, waterfalls and steep mountain terrain. It was established as a national park on 23 December 2010.
Tham Phra Wang Daeng, also known as the Cave of the Monk, is a deep cave located in Thung Salaeng Luang National Park, Amphoe Noen Maprang, Phitsanulok Province, upper central Thailand. It is the longest cave in Thailand, the distance is about 13 kilometers. Buddhist statues and relics, carvings and reliefs, a subterranean river, multiple bat colonies, and a trove of speleothems populate the cave. In 2003, a biological expedition to the cave resulted in the discovery of new fish species, including discoveries in the Balitoridae and Cyprinidae families.
Neolissochilus blanci is a species of cyprinid in the genus Neolissochilus. It inhabits Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam, and maybe Myanmar and Yunnan in China.
Neolissochilus blythii is a species of cyprinid in the genus Neolissochilus. It inhabits the Tenasserim provinces of Myanmar and has a maximum length of 5 centimetres (2.0 in).
Neolissochilus hendersoni is a species of cyprinid in the genus Neolissochilus. It lives in the Malay Peninsula and Thailand.
Neolissochilus hexagonolepis is a species of cyprinid in the genus Neolissochilus. It inhabits India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, China, Bhutan, Pakistan and Vietnam. It has a maximum length of 120.0 centimetres (3.937 ft) and a maximum published weight of 11.0 kilograms (24.3 lb).
Neolissochilus hexastichus is a species of cyprinid in the genus Neolissochilus. It inhabits the Brahmaputra and Barak River drainages in Assam in India, and Nepal and possibly the Salween basin in Myanmar. and is considered "near threatened" on the IUCN Red List.
Neolissochilus longipinnis is a species of cyprinid in the genus Neolissochilus. It inhabits Lake Kawar on Sumatra, and is possibly found in the Pangus River drainage of Mount Ungaran on Java, though this population has probably been extirpated. It has a maximum length of 47.5 centimetres (18.7 in).
Neolissochilus nigrovittatus is a species of cyprinid in the genus Neolissochilus. It inhabits Myanmar and Thailand and has a maximum length of 13.0 centimetres (5.1 in).
Neolissochilus sumatranus is a species of cyprinid in the genus Neolissochilus. It inhabits Thailand and Sumatra, Indonesia and has a maximum length of 14.8 centimetres (5.8 in).
Neolissochilus vittatus is a species of cyprinid in the genus Neolissochilus. It inhabits the Salweenbasin in Myanmar and Thailand.
