Title
   English Synopsis of biological data on the tor mahseer Tor tor (Hamilton, 1822).
 Abstract
   EnglishAmong Indian mahseers, Tor mahseer Tor tor (Hamilton, 1822) is the most important food and game fish of India after Tor putitora (Hamilton, 1822). It constitutes an outstanding fishery in the Narmada River in central India. It has also settled in some Indian reservoirs which have been stocked with this fish. However, the building of dams across certain rivers has created reservoirs that have destroyed the natural breeding grounds of the fish and caused mortality of brood and juvenile fish indiscriminately. The mahseer fishery of India is further declining as a result of low recruitment of the fish. Stocking rivers and reservoirs with mahseer is therefore essential to restore the fishery. This synopsis is the compilation of biological data for Tor tor – Tor mahseer collected from different sources. The detailed biological information on Tor tor, including the feeding habits, breeding and growth patterns contained in this synopsis, will be useful in planning the development of the mahseer fishery in India.
Author(s)Desai, V.R.
Type of publicationBook
Publication year2003
Pages36
Job numberY4642/E
ISBN9251049335
ISSN00145602
Bibliographical referenceDesai, V.R. Synopsis of biological data on the tor mahseer Tor tor (Hamilton, 1822). FAO Fisheries Synopsis. No. 158. Rome, FAO. 2003. 36p.
Data ownerFI /FIRF
Series titleFAO Fisheries Synopsis  - 158
Agrovoc Aquaculture, Aquatic animals, Aquatic environment, Asian inland waters, Bony fishes, Ecology, Fish feeding, Fisheries development, Fishery biology, Freshwater ecology, Freshwater fishes, Game fishes, Ganges river, India, Inland fisheries, Nomenclature, Rivers, Taxonomy
Categories Fisheries and aquaculture - General aspects
Programme name FAO FishFinder (formerly SIDP)
Country Pakistan
Bangladesh
India
Myanmar
Continent Europe
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