| Common name | Putitor mahseer |
| Language | English |
| Type | AFS |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 1 - (Legal common name (unique)) |
| Country | United States (contiguous states) |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott, 1991 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | non-fish animal |
| 1st modifier | other/n.a. |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | 'mahseer', from the Sanskrit 'matsaya' (=fish) or the Persian 'mahi' (=fish) 'sher' (=lion) |