Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Genus Tor | |
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Similar Tor douronensis, Tor, Putitor mahseer, Tor soro, Neolissochilus | ||
malayan mahseer thai mahseer tor tambroides
Tor tambroides is a species of mahseer native to Southeast Asia.
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Tor tambroides blue kelah
Distribution
These fish have been found throughout Southeast Asia, ranging from Thailand in the Chao Phraya and Mekong River basins to the Greater Sunda Islands. The species has been reported in Burma.
Ecology
The species is omnivorous, sometimes eating toxic fruits when the streams it inhabits flood the forest; this may make them temporarily inedible. During the rainy season, juveniles migrate downstream. After 2 months, matured adults travel back upstream to spawn at the headwaters in the dry season.
Conservation
While the species is not currently assigned a conservation status by the IUCN due to lack of data, overfishing is assumed to threaten the wild population. The empurau, as the species is known in Malaysia, is reportedly the most expensive edible fish in the country and has been known to fetch up to RM1800 per fish.
