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River carp

Tor douronensis (Valenciennes, 1842)

Status not recordedbony fish

The river carp (Tor douronensis) is a species in the family Cyprinidae, order Cypriniformes.

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Quick facts about the river carp

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the river carp live?

Not recorded

Is the river carp endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the river carp classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyCyprinidae
  6. genusTor
  7. SpeciesTor douronensis (Valenciennes, 1842)

Synonyms Barbus douronensis, Labeobarbus douronensis

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Pink mahseerEnglish
  • ปลาพลวงชมพูThai
  • 大鳞结鱼Chinese
  • ปลากือเลาะห์แมเลาะห์Thai

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the river carp

Other species in the same genus Tor.

Briána

Tor putitora

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

Mahseer

Tor tor

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

Mahseer

Tor khudree

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the river carp?

The river carp (Tor douronensis) belongs to the family Cyprinidae in the order Cypriniformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). River carp (Tor douronensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/tor-douronensis

MLA

“River carp (Tor douronensis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/tor-douronensis.

BibTeX
@misc{tor_douronensis_2026,
  title = {River carp (Tor douronensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/tor-douronensis},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}