mahseer

mahseer

fish
 any of several species of edible game fishes of the genus Barbus (barb), in the carp family, Cyprinidae, found in clear rivers and lakes of India and southeastern Asia. Mahseer have large, thick scales, powerful jaws, and protrusible, sometimes very fleshy, lips adapted for taking food from the bottom. Among the largest of Indian river fishes, mahseer attain a maximum size of some 2 m (6.5 feet), with a weight of about 90 kg (200 pounds).

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