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Tor putitora F. Hamilton, 1822

Tor putitora F. Hamilton, 1822

foto 2020
Foto: Charles J Sharp
(Da: en.wikipedia.org)

Phylum: Chordata Haeckel, 1874

Subphylum: Vertebrata Lamarck J-B., 1801

Classe: Actinopterygii Klein, 1885

Ordine: Cypriniformes Bleeker, 1859

Famiglia: Cyprinidae Rafinesque, 1810

Genere: Tor J. E. Gray, 1833


enEnglish: Putitor mahseer, Himalayan mahseer, Golden mahseer

spEspañol: Masheer

Descrizione

Ciprinide che può arrivare a 275 cm di lunghezza e 54 kg di peso.

Diffusione

Afganistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh e Birmania .

Sinonimi

= Cyprinus putitora Hamilton, 1822 = Barbus putitora Hamilton, 1822 = Cyprinus mosal Hamilton, 1822 = Barbus mosal Hamilton, 1822 = Tor mosal Hamilton, 1822 = Barbus progeneius McClelland, 1839 = Tor progeneius McClelland, 1839 = Barbus macrocephalus McClelland, 1839.

Bibliografia

–Jha, B.R.; Rayamajhi, A.; Dahanukar, N.; Harrison, A. & Pinder, A. (2018). "Tor putitora". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
–Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Tor putitora" in FishBase. January 2012 version.
–IRG Systems South Asia Pvt. Ltd. (December 2014) Cumulative Impact and Carrying Capacity Study of Subansiri Sub Basin including Downstream Impacts. Final Report, volume 1. Central Water Commission, India.
–Dan Harries, Thomas Arbenz, Neelesh Dahanukar, Rajeev Raghavan, Mark Tringham, Duwaki Rangad and Graham Proudlove. 2019. The World’s Largest Known Subterranean Fish: A Discovery in Meghalaya (NE India) of A Cave-adapted Fish related to the Golden Mahseer, Tor putitora (Hamilton 1822). Cave & Karst Science. 46(3); 121-126.


03648 Data: 11/11/2015
Emissione: W.W.F.
Stato: Bhutan
Nota: Emesso in un foglietto
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