Tor (genus)

Tor
Tor putitora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Tor
J. E. Gray, 1833

Tor is a genus of cyprinid fish commonly known as mahseers.

Species

There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus:

References

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  1. 1 2 3 Hoàng Huy Đức, Phạm Hùng Mạnh, Durand, J.-D., Trần Ngân Trọng & Phan Phúc Đình (2015): Mahseers genera Tor and Neolissochilus (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from southern Vietnam. Zootaxa, 4006 (3): 551-568.
  2. Kurup, B.M. & Radhakrishnan, K.V. (2011): Tor remadevii, a new species of Tor (Gray) from Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary, Pambar River, Kerala, Southern India. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, 107 (3): 227-230.
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