Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Cyprinidae Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Cypriniformes Genus Tor | |
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Similar Tor tambroides, Tor, Tor soro, Neolissochilus, Putitor mahseer | ||
Mahseer tor douronensis
Tor douronensis, also known as Labeobarbus douronensis is a species of ray-finned fish of the family Cyprinidae in the genus Tor. This Asian fresh water river carp can be discovered in Thailand, east to Vietnam and south to Indonesia. The species is known from the Chao Phraya and Mekong rivers.
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In Indonesia this fish is locally known as kancra bodas or ikan dewa (god's fish). It is rarelyfound in rivers and ponds in Indonesia, especially in Java, Sumatera and Borneo. Because of its rarity, the Sundanese people consider it as a sacred fish. It can be found in rivers and ponds around Mount Cereme, West Java, such as Cibulan, Cigugur, Pasawahan, Linggajati, dan Darmaloka sacred ponds. Because of its rarity in Indonesia, the Indonesian Institute of Sciences considering to propose to CITES to give it the status as protected endangered species.