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Mahseer (Tor spp.) fishes of the world: status, challenges and opportunities for conservation

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dc.contributor.author Pinder, Adrian C. en_US
dc.contributor.author DAHANUKAR, NEELESH et al. en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2019-05-30T11:38:43Z
dc.date.available 2019-05-30T11:38:43Z
dc.date.issued 2019-05 en_US
dc.identifier.citation Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 29(2), 417-452 en_US
dc.identifier.issn 0960-3166 en_US
dc.identifier.issn 1573-5184 en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://dr.iiserpune.ac.in:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/3059
dc.identifier.uri https://doi.org/10.1007/s11160-019-09566-y en_US
dc.description.abstract The mahseer fishes (Tor spp.) represent an iconic genus of large-bodied species of the Cyprinidae family. Across the 16 recognised species in the genus, individual fish can attain weights over 50 kg, resulting in some species being considered as premier sport fishes. Tor species also generally have high religious and cultural significance throughout South and Southeast Asia. Despite their economic and cultural importance, the status of Tor fishes has been increasingly imperilled through their riverine habitats being impacted by anthropogenic activities, such as hydropower dam construction and exploitation. Moreover, conservation efforts have been constrained by knowledge on the genus being heavily skewed towards aquaculture, with considerable knowledge gaps on their taxonomy, autecology, distribution and population status. Whilst taxonomic ambiguity has been a major constraint on conservation efforts, this has been partially overcome by recent, robust taxonomic revisions. This has enabled revision of the IUCN Red List status of Tor fishes; three species are now assessed as ‘Near Threatened’, one ‘Vulnerable’, three ‘Endangered’ and one ‘Critically Endangered’. However, eight species remain ‘Data deficient’. Here, information on these 16 Tor fishes is synthesised for the first time, outlining the current state of knowledge for each species, including their known distributions and population status. For each species, the outstanding gaps in knowledge are also identified, and their population threats and conservation prospects outlined. Consequently, this review provides the basis for researchers to challenge and enhance the knowledge base necessary to conserve these freshwater icons in an era of unprecedented environmental changes. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Springer Nature en_US
dc.subject Freshwater fishes en_US
dc.subject Megafauna en_US
dc.subject Asia en_US
dc.subject Recreational angling en_US
dc.subject Taxonomy en_US
dc.subject Species distributions en_US
dc.subject TOC-MAY-2019 en_US
dc.subject 2019 en_US
dc.title Mahseer (Tor spp.) fishes of the world: status, challenges and opportunities for conservation en_US
dc.type Article en_US
dc.contributor.department Dept. of Biology en_US
dc.identifier.sourcetitle Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries en_US
dc.publication.originofpublisher Foreign en_US


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