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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Torinae
Etymology: barakae: Named for its type locality, Barak river.

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Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical

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Asia: India (endemic to Barak Rriver system, Manipur).

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 57812)

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Dorsal spines (total): 4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 6. Distinguished from its congeners by the following combination of characters: 25 lateral line scales, 9 predorsal scales, dorsal fin inserted nearer the base of caudal fin, opposite to slightly in advance of ventral fin, dorsal spine length shorter to the body depth; weak and smooth, head length shorter than body depth; 3.4-3.77 in SL, pectoral fin not reaching ventral fin and height of caudal peduncle 1.05-1.31 in the length of caudal peduncle (Ref. 57812).

This species is poorly-known, with no information on the population, biology and micro-level distribution (Ref. 123468).

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Arunkumar, L. and C. Basudha, 2003. Tor barakae, a new species of mahseer fish (Cyprinidae: Cyprininae) from Manipur, India. Aquacult. 4(2):271-276. (Ref. 57812)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

Near Threatened (NT) (D2); Date assessed: 27 July 2018

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Tor barakae Arunkumar & Basudha, 2003