Tor tor (Hamilton, 1822)

Dam, Debashree & Kumar, Anil, 2018, Fish Fauna of D’ering Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary and adjacent areas, Arunachal Pradesh, India, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 118 (2), pp. 162-162 : 162-

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v118/i2/2018/129065
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scientific name	Tor tor (Hamilton, 1822)
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1822. Cyprinus tor Hamilton. Fish Ganges. pp 305, 388 ( Type locality: River Mahanadi , West Bengal) .

Common name: Tor Mahseer

Material examined: 01 Ex. ( Regd No. V / APFS /P– 496), Sibia River near Borguli area. DWS, 08.10.06. Distribution within NE: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Nagaland .

Distribution within Arunachal Pradesh: Almost all major drainages of Arunachal Pradesh.

Special remarks: It was collected from Sibia River near Borguli area where the water level was almost 1meter. It can be distinguished from Tor putitora by having a head length shorter than its body depth. At the national level its status is evaluated as endangered. This species can be used as in composite fish culture ( Nath and Dey, 2000).