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Common names: 野結魚, 野结鱼
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from the Mekong basin in Yunnan.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Kottelat, M., 2001
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Mekong mahseer, Barbo indico, 野结鱼, ... more

Classification / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes(Genere, Specie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Torinae
Etymology: tambra: Named for its tyle locality, the Mekong drainage..
More on author: Valenciennes.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

; acqua dolce benthopelagico. Tropical

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Point map | Introduzioni | Faunafri

Asia: Java, Borneo, Malay Peninsula and the Mekong basin.

Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 100.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 7050)

Short description Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria

Vertebre: 39 - 41. Median lobe on lower lip very short, with truncate posterior margin, not reaching beyond imaginary line between corners of mouth in adults, shorter in juveniles; absence of dark longitudinal stripe in adults; anal fin tip pointed (Ref. 43281). Mentum short; predorsal scales 7-10; transverse scale rows 4/1/2; total gill rakers on external face of first gill arch 16-22; vertebrae 39-43; juveniles (in Mekong basin) silvery, pelvic fins yellow with white lateral margin; adults without lateral stripe, predominantly yellowish-green in color (Ref. 35913).

Found in medium to large-sized rivers (Ref. 12975).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Riproduzione | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larve

Main reference Upload your references | Bibliografia | Coordinatore | Collaboratori

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)

Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 07 August 2018

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)