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Scientific Name: Tor putitora (Hamilton, 1822)
English Name: Putitor mahseer, Golden mahseer
Local/Bangla Name: Mohashol (মহাশোল), Sonali mohashol (সোনালি মহাশোল)
Bonyfish : Tor putitora

Photo: iNaturalist

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Description:
Body is elongated. Two pairs of barbels are present. Color body is golden tinge. Dorsal spines 4 in total; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 5.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Inhabits fast flowing hill streams with bottom made of rocks and boulders.
Environment:
Freshwater (Benthopelagic)
Comments:
It is used for control of planktons in the ecosystem.
Main References:

Rahman AKA 2005 Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, 2nd ed., Zool. Soc. Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, xviii + 394 pp.

Other References:

Siddiqui KU, Islam MA, Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA 2005 Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, 2nd ed., Zool. Soc. Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, xviii + 394 pp. AKA, Haque EU, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondker M, Rahman AKA 2005 Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, 2nd ed., Zool. Soc. Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, xviii + 394 pp. MM (eds.) 2007 Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 23. Freshwater Fishes. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka 300 pp.

DoF Bangladesh (2023) Album: Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Bangladesh, Dhaka. 200 pp.

Giri SS ed, 2017 Monographs on Threatened Freshwater Fishes of South Asia. SAARC Agriculture Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 305 p.

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