Tor dongnaiensis

Tor dongnaiensis, common name Dongnai manseer, is a species of cyprinid of the genus Tor.[2] It inhabits Vietnam's Đồng Nai and is considered harmless to humans.[2] It has a maximum length among unsexed males of 41.1 centimetres (16.2 in).[2] Described in 2015, it has been assessed as "near threatened" on the IUCN Red List.[3]

Tor dongnaiensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Tor
Species:
T. dongnaiensis
Binomial name
Tor dongnaiensis
H. Đ. Hoàng, H. M. Phạm, J.-D. Durand, N. T. Trần & P. D. Phan, 2015

References

  • Hoáng, H.D., H.M. Pham, J.-D. Durand, N.T. Trȧn and P.Đ. Phan, 2015. Mahseers genera Tor and Neolissochilus (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from southern Vietnam. Zootaxa 4006(3):551-568.
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