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Briána

Tor putitora (Hamilton, 1822)

Status not recordedbony fish

The briána (Tor putitora) is a species in the family Cyprinidae, order Cypriniformes.

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Quick facts about the briána

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 briána live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the briána as introduced in 2 countries.

  1. Bangladesh
  2. Vietnam

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the briána 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 briána classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyCyprinidae
  6. genusTor
  7. SpeciesTor putitora (Hamilton, 1822)

Synonyms Barbus macrocephalus, Barbus mosal, Barbus progeneius, Barbus putitora, Cyprinus mosal, Cyprinus putitora, Labeobarbus macrolepis, Puntius putuitora, Tor macrolepis, Tor mosal, Tor progeneius

Other names and names in other languages (65)
  • Assam mahseerEnglish
  • Common Himalayan mahseerEnglish
  • Gold mahseerEnglish
  • Golden mahseerEnglish
  • Himalayan salmonEnglish
  • Jungha mahseerEnglish
  • Jungha of the AssameseEnglish
  • Mosal mahseerEnglish
  • Putitor mahseerEnglish
  • Putitora mahseerEnglish
  • Yellowfin mahseerEnglish
  • JungaAssamese
  • মহাশুলBangla
  • 珠結魚Chinese
  • mahsír obříCzech
  • Gylden mahseerDanish
  • Riesen barbeGerman
  • PotamolávrakoGreek
  • Barbo indicoSpanish
  • PutitormahsirEstonian
  • BarbiFinnish
  • चादुHindi
  • MárnaHungarian
  • SkeggiIcelandic
  • Barbo indianoItalian
  • MahasirKashmiri
  • KhalatKhasi
  • JongapittiaManipuri
  • PutitoraMarathi
  • सहरNepali
  • MahsirPunjabi
  • BrzankaPolish
  • BarboPortuguese
  • MreanaRomanian
  • Усач-торRussian
  • Gulfenad mahseerSwedish
  • Ikan Kelahroot
  • JongapithiaAssamese
  • JungapithiaAssamese
  • PeetiaAssamese
  • PithiaAssamese
  • KhamahasurBangla
  • MahasolBangla
  • MohasholBangla
  • PutitorBangla
  • Putitor mohasholBangla
  • SaharaBangla
  • TuryiaBangla
  • 珠结鱼Chinese
  • 黃鰭結魚Chinese
  • mahsír indickýCzech
  • Parma nepalskaCzech
  • Veleparma himálajskáCzech
  • Himalaya mahseerDanish
  • कोरचुलाHindi
  • मसीरHindi
  • ChaduHindi
  • CorchulaHindi
  • MahaseerNepali
  • MahseerNepali
  • MansarNepali
  • Pahale SaharNepali
  • RatarNepali
  • SaharNepali
  • BarbesoPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the briána

Other species in the same genus Tor.

Mahseer

Tor tor

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

River carp

Tor douronensis

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

Mahseer

Tor khudree

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the briána an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the briána as introduced in 2 countries: Bangladesh and Vietnam, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the briána?

The briána (Tor putitora) belongs to the family Cyprinidae in the order Cypriniformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.

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APA

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

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{tor_putitora_2026,
  title = {Briána (Tor putitora)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/tor-putitora},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}