| Orange-finned mahseer | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Tor |
| Species: | T. remadevii
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| Binomial name | |
| Tor remadevii Kurup & Radhakrishnan, 2007
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Tor remadevii, the orange-finned mahseer, also known as the hump-backed mahseer, is a Critically Endangered species of freshwater fish endemic to the Western Ghats of India.[2] It is restricted to the Kaveri river basin.
It can be distinguished from other mahseer by the prominent hump originating above the pre-opercle, a distinctive kink in the pre-opercule, a terminal mouth position, and its bright orange caudal fin. It is considered a high-quality game fish, and has been proclaimed by anglers as "the largest and hardest fighting freshwater fish in the world".[3]
- ^ Pinder, A.; Katwate, U.; Dahanukar, N.; Harrison, A. (2018). "Tor remadevii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T56096394A56717605. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T56096394A56717605.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Tor remadevii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ^ DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00673