Fish profile · Cyprinidae

Malaysian mahseer

Tor tambroides

Sport · FoodFreshwaterNative to MalaysiaData Deficient (IUCN)

Also called Malayan mahseer

A mahseer associated with clear forest rivers, with different local names in Peninsular Malaysia and Sarawak. Malaysian Tor identification remains under study, so a local name or lip shape alone does not settle the species.

Last reviewed 26 October 2026 · 6 sources

Photo of Malaysian mahseer — (c) Ong Jyh Seng, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA

Max length: 100 cm
IUCN: DD; Data Deficient
In Malaysia: Native
Family: Cyprinidae; order Cypriniformes

Category from the IUCN Red List, via GBIF (CC BY 4.0); it may lag the latest Red List assessment.

How big?

Linear scale · person 170 cm

Up to 100 cm.

The person is 170 cm tall.

Where in Malaysia

74 open-licence records · GBIF

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Recorded (open records)

Recorded in Sarawak, Pahang, Kelantan, Terengganu, Sabah, and Perak. Based on 74 open-licence records on GBIF. Few records can mean few surveys, not few fish.

Habitat

Forest rivers

Clean, flowing forest rivers; mahseer populations depend on intact upstream catchments.

Diet: Fruit is part of the diet; captive fish are also fed bran.
Native range: Southeast Asia, including Malaysia and Indonesia.

Eating

Valued as a freshwater food fish, including in Sarawak, where it is sold.

Sources

Last reviewed 26 October 2026