Tor (fish)

Tor
Tor tambroides
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Suborder:	Cyprinoidei
Family:	Cyprinidae
Genus:	Tor J. E. Gray, 1833 [1]
Type species
Tor hamiltonii Gray, 1834 [1]

Golden mahseer (Tor putitora) Babai River, Nepal

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. These fishes are found in Asia.

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:

• Tor ater Roberts, 1999 (dark mahseer)
• Tor barakae Arunkumar & Basudha, 2003
• Tor dongnaiensis H. Đ. Hoàng, H. M. Phạm, J.-D. Durand, N. T. Trần & P. D. Phan, 2015 (Dongnai mahseer)
• Tor khudree (Sykes, 1839) (black mahseer)
• Tor kulkarnii Menon, 1992 (dwarf mahseer)
• Tor laterivittatus W. Zhou & G. H. Cui, 1996
• Tor mahanadicus David, 1953
• Tor malabaricus (Jerdon, 1849) (Malabar mahseer)
• Tor mekongensis Hoàng, Pham, Durand, Tran & Phan, 2015
• Tor mosal (Hamilton, 1822)
• Tor polylepis Zhou & Cui, 1996
• Tor putitora (Hamilton, 1822) (Himalayan mahseer)
• Tor remadevii Kurup & Radhakrishnan, 2007 (orange-finned mahseer)
• Tor sinensis H. W. Wu, 1977 (Chinese mahseer)
• Tor tambra (Valenciennes, 1842)
• Tor tambroides (Bleeker, 1854) (Malayan mahseer, empurau)
• Tor tor (Hamilton, 1822) (red-finned mahseer)
• Tor yingjiangensis Z. M. Chen & J. X. Yang, 2004 (Yingjiang mahseer)

References

1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Torinae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 18 January 2025.