Tor mussullah és una espècie de peix de la família dels ciprínids i de l'ordre dels cipriniformes.
Els mascles poden assolir els 150 cm de longitud total i els 90 kg de pes.[3][4]
The humpback mahseer (Hypselobarbus mussullah) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish from the Indian endemic genus Hypselobarbus in the carp and minnow family Cyprinidae.
The humpback mahseeris a large cyprinid that has a laterally compressed body which is just over a quarter as deep as it is long (standard length).[2] with a steep dorsal profile forming an obvious hump which runs to the base of the dorsal fin and then slopes gently away to the caudal fin. It has a narrow, thick lipped mouth which is downward facing with two pairs of short barbels behind the mouth.[3] One pair is rostral and one pair is maxillary and this is one of the features that distinguishes it from otherwise similar species.[4] The dorsal fin origin is just in front of the origin of the pelvic fins[2] and the dorsal fin is concave on its uppermargin, with a strong, smooth and stiff spine[3] The caudal fin is deeply forked with small tuberclues on the rays.[2] The overall colour is brown with a paler abdomen and it may have dark tips to the fins.[3] It can grow to a maximum total length of 150 cm and a weight of 90 kg.[4] However, the rod and reel caught record fish was roughly 59 kg and measured 169 cm in length while a fish caught by other means was 93 kg and 183 cm.[5]
The fish was originally described by Sykes [6] as having "a remarkable projecting prominence between the upper lip and nostrils, giving to the fish the appearance of being Roman-nosed." Among the meristic features he described are: pectoral fin 16 rays; ventral 9 rays; dorsal 12 rays including first branched; anal fin 8 rays.
In the 2013 paper On the identities of Barbus mussulah by Knight et al.,[7] which has been instrumental in clearing confusions between Hypselobarbus mussulah and Tor remadevii, the lateral line scale count is shown as 42, which clearly demonstrates this fish is not a mahseer (member of genus Tor).
The humpback mahseer is endemic to the Western Ghats in southern India.[1] It has been recorded from the Krishna and possibly the Godavari in the states of Karnataka, Maharashtra and Kerala. It occurs in isolated pockets[3] and the species' distribution is extremely fragmented and the total area of the species range is probably less than 500 km2.[1]
The humpback mahseer shows a preference for the deeper stretches of clear, fast flowing large jungle streams and rivers in upland areas.[1] It has an omnivorous diet and feeds on fish, crustaceans, molluscs, frogs, fruits and algae.
The humpback mahseer is a sought after fish for anglers from the British colonial times to the present although the actual species involved was not determined as the original description of Barbus mussulah was not considered definitive. The species was redescribed as Hypselobarbus mussullah in the 1990s and 2016 and the species is the type specimen of the genus Hypselobarbus. When this species was classified under Tor mussulah, it was considered synonymous with the orange-finned mahseer (Tor remadevii), a highly endangered species endemic to the Kaveri basin, unlike the humpback which is endemic to the Krishna basin. When the humpback was reclassified to Hypselobarbus, the orange-finned mahseer was split from it for this reason.[8]
The humpback mahseer (Hypselobarbus mussullah) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish from the Indian endemic genus Hypselobarbus in the carp and minnow family Cyprinidae.
Hypselobarbus mussullah es una especie de peces de la familia Cyprinidae en el orden de los Cypriniformes.
Los machos pueden llegar alcanzar los 150 cm de longitud total y los 90 kg de peso.[1][2]
Es un pez de agua dulce.
Se encuentra en la India.
Datos: Q6403532
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Especies: Hypselobarbus mussullah
Hypselobarbus mussullah es una especie de peces de la familia Cyprinidae en el orden de los Cypriniformes.
Hypselobarbus mussullah Hypselobarbus generoko animalia da. Arrainen barruko Actinopterygii klasean sailkatzen da, Cyprinidae familian.
Hypselobarbus mussullah Hypselobarbus generoko animalia da. Arrainen barruko Actinopterygii klasean sailkatzen da, Cyprinidae familian.
Hypselobarbus mussullah is een straalvinnige vissensoort uit de familie van de eigenlijke karpers (Cyprinidae).[1] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1839 door Sykes.
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馬休結魚（Hypselobarbus mussullah）又稱駝背結魚，是鯉形目鯉科高鬚魮屬的一種。
二名法 Hypselobarbus mussullah體成側扁，背部的明顯駝背從頭到背鰭，再慢慢向尾鰭變為平緩。有一個又窄又厚且強而有力的嘴。體色大多為棕色，腹部偏白，鰭偶有黑色。可長到150公分並重達90公斤，而目前最達紀錄則高達183公分93公斤。
偏好高山上快速流動且清澈的溪流，為雜食性，以魚類為主食。
