Thai mahseer

Tor tambroides

Fish Reaching One Hundred Centimeters in the Mekong Basin

Thai mahseer is a freshwater fish of Asia. The species occupies freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 100 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Tor
Maximum length: 100 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Asia: Chao Phraya and Mekong basins, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, and Borneo (Ref. 27732 ). Reported from Myanmar (Ref. 7050 ), Salween and Maeklong rivers (Ref. 26336 ).
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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