Tor sinensis, Red mahseer

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Tor sinensis Wu, 1977

Red mahseer
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Torinae
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Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic; potamodromous (Ref. 51243). Tropical

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Asia: China, Vietnam, and Laos; confined to the upper Mekong River system.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 46.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 35913)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-9; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 5; Vertebrae: 41 - 43. Mentum long, usually reaching posteriorly to or beyond junction of upper and lower lips; soft oral structures tend to be more hypertrophied than in other Tor species, especially in larger individuals; gill rakers on lateral face of first gill arch 20-22; scales in lateral series 23-24; predorsal scales 8-10; transverse scale rows 4/1/2; vertebrae 25-27+15-16=41-43; juveniles overall silvery; pectoral, pelvic, anal, and caudal fins rosy to reddish; adults and subadults with a deep, dark midlateral stripe, body darkish above and brownish beneath; pectoral, pelvic, and caudal fins deep red (Ref. 35913).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabits pools and runs over gravel and cobble in clear rivers in forest areas (Ref. 12693). Omnivorous, feeding on vegetable matter such as fruits, as well as fish, crustaceans and other invertebrates (Ref. 12693). Occasionally caught, but never in large numbers (Ref. 12693).

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Roberts, T.R., 1999. Fishes of the cyprinid genus Tor in the Nam Theun watershed (Mekong Basin) of Laos, with description of a new species. Raffles Bull. Zool. 47(1):225-236. (Ref. 35913)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Vulnerable (VU) (B2ab(iii)); Date assessed: 20 April 2018

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00933 (0.00422 - 0.02065), b=3.01 (2.82 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.3   ±0.47 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate vulnerability (43 of 100).