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Mahseer

Tor tor (Hamilton, 1822)

Status not recordedbony fish

The mahseer (Tor tor) 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 tor (Hamilton, 1822)

Synonyms Barbus megalepis, Barbus tor, Cyprinus tor, Puntius tor, Tor hamiltoni, Tor hamiltonii, Tor mosal mahanadicus

Other names and names in other languages (66)
  • Deep bodied mahseerEnglish
  • MahsierEnglish
  • Red finned mahseerEnglish
  • Redfin mahseerEnglish
  • Tor barbEnglish
  • Tor mahseerEnglish
  • Turiya mahseerEnglish
  • PithiaAssamese
  • TorBangla
  • 結魚Chinese
  • Parma indickáCzech
  • Almindelig mahseerDanish
  • Barbo torSpanish
  • Harilik mahsirEstonian
  • MahseeriFinnish
  • Barbeau torFrench
  • NaharamHindi
  • KhometKhasi
  • ಪರುವಾಲ್Kannada
  • മഹസീര്Malayalam
  • खादचीMarathi
  • Nga-daukBurmese
  • सहरNepali
  • KajraOdia
  • KukkiahPunjabi
  • махсирRussian
  • Rödfenad mahseerSwedish
  • KuilTamil
  • పెద పోలికTelugu
  • Janturaroot
  • Jonga pethiaAssamese
  • Junga PethyiaAssamese
  • LeopithiaAssamese
  • PukkirangaAssamese
  • মহাশুলBangla
  • MahashoalBangla
  • MahasolBangla
  • MohasholBangla
  • PutitorBangla
  • mahsír mahansdanskýCzech
  • BurapatraHindi
  • PeruvalKannada
  • മെറുവള്Malayalam
  • യെല് കടന്തMalayalam
  • KooralMalayalam
  • MeruvalMalayalam
  • Yel kadanthaMalayalam
  • मिसताMarathi
  • KhadchiMarathi
  • MahalaMarathi
  • MastaMarathi
  • MestaMarathi
  • सोरNepali
  • Falame saharNepali
  • MahaseerNepali
  • SaharNepali
  • SorNepali
  • Usach-torRussian
  • பூமீன் கென்டைTamil
  • பொன் மீன்Tamil
  • BominTamil
  • Pon meenTamil
  • Poomin kendaiTamil
  • Pumeen kendaeTamil
  • Pedha polikaTelugu
  • Polusu gandiTelugu

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the mahseer

Other species in the same genus Tor.

Briána

Tor putitora

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

River carp

Tor douronensis

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

Mahseer

Tor khudree

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

CompareMahseer vs BriánaMahseer vs Tor tambroidesMahseer vs River carpMahseer vs Mahseer

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the mahseer?

The mahseer (Tor tor) 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). Mahseer (Tor tor). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/tor-tor

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{tor_tor_2026,
  title = {Mahseer (Tor tor)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/tor-tor},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}