Mahseer
Mahseer (Hindi: महाशीर or महासीर; Urdu: مہاشیر) is the common name used for the genera Tor, Neolissochilus, and Naziritor in the family Cyprinidae (carps). The name mahseer is however more often restricted to members of the genus Tor. The range of these fish is from Malaysia, Indonesia, across southern Asia including the Indian Peninsula and Pakistan. They are commercially important game fish, as well as highly esteemed food fish. Mahseer fetch high market price, and are potential candidate species for aquaculture. Several of the larger species have suffered severe declines, and are now considered threatened due to pollution, habitat loss and overfishing.
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Mahseer
Mahseer (Hindi: महाशीर or महासीर; Urdu: مہاشیر) is the common name used for the genera Tor, Neolissochilus, and Naziritor in the family Cyprinidae (carps). The name mahseer is however more often restricted to members of the genus Tor. The range of these fish is from Malaysia, Indonesia, across southern Asia including the Indian Peninsula and Pakistan. They are commercially important game fish, as well as highly esteemed food fish. Mahseer fetch high market price, and are potential candidate species for aquaculture. Several of the larger species have suffered severe declines, and are now considered threatened due to pollution, habitat loss and overfishing.
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Mahseer (Hindi: महाशीर or महास ...... habitat loss and overfishing.
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