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Mahseer

Tor khudree (Sykes, 1839)

Status not recordedbony fish

The mahseer (Tor khudree) is a species in the family Cyprinidae, order Cypriniformes.

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Quick facts about the mahseer

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 mahseer live?

Not recorded

Is the mahseer 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 mahseer classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyCyprinidae
  6. genusTor
  7. SpeciesTor khudree (Sykes, 1839)

Synonyms Barbus khudree, Barbus longispinis, Barbus neilli, Puntius khudree, Tor khudree longispinnis, Tor neilli

Other names and names in other languages (38)
  • Black mahseerEnglish
  • Blue finned mahseerEnglish
  • Blue-fin mahseerEnglish
  • Deccan mahseerEnglish
  • Khudree mahseerEnglish
  • Yellow mahseerEnglish
  • Carpa del DeccanCatalan
  • 長刺結魚Chinese
  • Mahsír CejlonskýCzech
  • RiesenbarbeGerman
  • KhudreemahsirEstonian
  • VerkkomahseeriFinnish
  • Carpe du DeccanFrench
  • Bili meenKannada
  • കറ്റMalayalam
  • BasraMarathi
  • Колючий торRussian
  • LeyllaSinhala
  • BirigaTamil
  • KudisTelugu
  • 库德里结鱼Chinese
  • 庫德里結魚Chinese
  • 长刺结鱼Chinese
  • BilimeenuKannada
  • കുയില്Malayalam
  • Atu kendaiMalayalam
  • KattaMalayalam
  • KuyilMalayalam
  • MeruvalMalayalam
  • KhadashiMarathi
  • KhadraMarathi
  • KhudcheeMarathi
  • WarrisMarathi
  • PumeenTamil
  • ArrayamTelugu
  • IrahamTelugu
  • PeruvalTelugu
  • PoomeenTelugu

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the mahseer

Other species in the same genus Tor.

Briána

Tor putitora

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

Mahseer

Tor tor

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

River carp

Tor douronensis

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

CompareMahseer vs BriánaMahseer vs Tor tambroidesMahseer vs MahseerMahseer vs River carp

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the mahseer?

The mahseer (Tor khudree) belongs to the family Cyprinidae in the order Cypriniformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Mahseer (Tor khudree). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/tor-khudree

MLA

“Mahseer (Tor khudree).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/tor-khudree.

BibTeX
@misc{tor_khudree_2026,
  title = {Mahseer (Tor khudree)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/tor-khudree},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}