Common name of Tor tor
 
Common name Mahseer
Language English
Type Market
Official trade name No
Rank 4 - (Less common name)
Country Myanmar
Locality
Ref. Hla Win, U., 1987
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core non-fish animal
1st modifier
2nd modifier
Remarks 'mahseer', from the Sanskrit 'matsaya' (=fish) or the Persian 'mahi' (=fish) 'sher' (=lion); Myanmar is outside the geographic range; probably a misidentification.
 
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