Tor putitora (Hamilton, 1822)

Sinha, Bikramjit, 2019, Ichthyofauna of Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh w. s. r. to Ranga River, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2) : -

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/142748
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/D377450E-FFD2-EC58-FF2C-FE5618A1FA60
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scientific name	Tor putitora (Hamilton, 1822)
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4. Tor putitora (Hamilton, 1822) View in CoL

1822. Cyprinus putitora Hamilton, Fish Ganges , pp. 303, 388 (type locality, Eastern part of Bengal).

1822. Cyprinus mosal Hamilton, Fish Ganges , 306, 388.

1839. Barbus progeneius McClelland, Asiatic Res. , 19 (2): 270, 334, pl. 56, Figure 3 View Figure 3 .

Common name(s): Putitor mahseer.

Local Name(s): Ngauch (Nyishi)

Material examined: ZSI/ V / APFS / P-586 , 2 exs., 82.1 to 88.3 mm, Ranga (Panyor) River, Yazali , 5 km up from town, Lower Subansiri district , Arunachal Pradesh, 05.ix.2012, B. Sinha & party .

Distribution: INDIA: Arunachal Pradesh-Lower Subansiri, Upper Subansiri, East Kameng, Papumpare, East Siang, West Siang, Lohit, Tirap; Foothills of Himalayas, Assam, West Bengal, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Sikkim and Meghalaya. Elsewhere: Afganisthan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Myanmar, Nepal and Pakistan.

Habit and Habitat: Freshwater. Inhabits quick streams with rocky bottom, riverine pools and lakes.

IUCN Status: Endangered