Barbus hexastichus is a Misapplied Synonym of Tor tor and also a Valid Name or Synonym of another species as well.

Tor tor (Hamilton, 1822)

- Mohashol - Native Fish - Wild (Freshwater)

Systematic Position: [2]

Kingdom	:	Animalia
Phylum	:	Chordata
Class	:	Teleostei
Order	:	Cypriniformes
Family	:	Cyprinidae
Genus	:	Tor
Species	:	Tor tor

Common Names:

English	:	Data not available
Bangla	:	Mohashol[5] Mohal[5] Tor Mahaseer[5] Mashol[729] Mashol maach[729] Chandana mashol[729]

Synonyms:

Cyprinus tor Hamilton, 1822
Barbus tor (Hamilton, 1822)
Puntius tor (Hamilton, 1822)
Tor hamiltonii Gray, 1834
Tor hamiltoni Gray, 1834
Barbus megalepis McClelland, 1839
Tor mosal mahanadicus David, 1953
Barbus hexastichus (Non McClelland, 1839)
Neolissochilus hexastichus (Non McClelland, 1839)

Maximum Length and Weight:

90 cm (TL) and 36 kg ^[347] 1500 mm (TL) ^[5]

Inter-Length Relationship:

Head length : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 5-5.5 : 4-4.5 ^[5]
Body height : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 4.3-4.7 : 3.3-3.7 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Head length = 1 : 5.5-6 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Snout length = 1 : 2 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Inter orbial width = 1 : 2.5-3 ^[5]

Taxonomic Formula:

D. 12(3/9); P₁. 16-17; P₂. 9; A. 7(2/5) ^{[Rahman, 2005]}
D iv 8; A iii 5; P i 14-17; V i 8 ^{[Talwar and Jhingran, 1991]}
B III; D 12-13(3-4/9); A 7(2/5); P 17; V 9; C 19; L.ls 25-26; L.tr 4/5 ^{[Shafi and Quddus, 1982]}

Scales:

25-26 scales on lateral line. 9-10 scales before dorsal fin base. 2.5 scales between origin of pelvic fin and lateral line. [5]

Chemistry:

Data not available

Conservation Status:

Global	:	Data Deficient (DD)	(Version 3.1) [506]
Bangladesh	:	Critically Endangered (CR)	(Version 3.1) [176]

Occurrence/Distribution:

Global	:	Bangladesh[70] Bhutan[739] India[6] Myanmar[742] Nepal[134] Pakistan[585]
Bangladesh	:	Sunamganj haor region, Sunamganj[729] Someshwari river, Netrokona[806] Tanguar Haor, Sunamganj[1025] Dekhar haor, Sunamganj[1164]

Habitat and Environment:

Habitat: Data not available

Environment:

Parameters	Units	Minimum	Maximum	Optimum	Ref.
Temperature	-	-	-	-	-
pH	-	-	-	-	-
DO	-	-	-	-	-
Free CO2	-	-	-	-	-

Breeding Maturity:

Data not available

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Fecundity:

Data not available

Food and Feeding Habit:

Diet composition (%): Data not available

Importance:

Production and Marketing:
Production/Harvesting Season: Data not available
Harvesting Gears: Data not available
Market price: Data not available