Abstract:
Ahmad (1963) listed two species of mahseers, viz., Tor tor (Hamilton) and Tor putitora (Hamilton) from West Pakistan. Mirza (1967) described a new mahseer Tor zhobensis from the river Zhob in Baluchistan. Mirza and Omer (1974) recorded Tor mosal (Hamilton) from the river Haro in the Punjab. Of these, Tor zhobensis is different from other mahseers known from South Asia in general facies, number of scales and length of barbels, in addtion to morphometrical ratios. Hence it is being assigned to a new subgenus Naziritor. The record of Tor mosal (Hamilton) from Pakistan was based on specimens of Tor tor (Hamilton) approaching Tor mosal in head- length/body-depth ratio. Thus there are only three species of mahseer in Pakistan belonging to two subgenera, Tor (Tor) tor (Hamilton), Tor (Tor) putitora (Hamilton) and Tor (Naziritor) zhobensis Mirza.
Page(s):
225-227
DOI:
DOI not available
Published:
Journal: Pakistan Journal of Zoology, Volume: 17, Issue: 3, Year: 1985