Ecology of Tor putitora
 
Main Ref. Menon, A.G.K., 1999
Remarks Inhabit streams, riverine pools and lakes. Found in rapid streams with rocky bottom (Ref. 41236). Omnivorous, feeding on fish, zooplankton, dipteran larvae and plant matter (Ref. 40948). Juveniles subsist on plankton while fingerlings feed mainly on algae (Ref. 40948). Ascend streams to breed over gravel and stones and returns to perennial ponds after breeding. Feding intensity differs with the length of the fish, fishes ranging from 4-9 cm possess higher feeding intensity. Feeding intensity fell when the fish attains the length >19 cm (Ref. 56208). Depleting of food resources and water temperature in the Ganga River trigger the ascending trend of migration of T putitora (Ref. 56236).

Aquatic zones / Water bodies

Marine - Neritic Marine - Oceanic Brackishwater Freshwater
Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies
  • supra-littoral zone
  • littoral zone
  • sublittoral zone
  • epipelagic
  • mesopelagic
  • epipelagic
  • abyssopelagic
  • hadopelagic
  • estuaries/lagoons/brackish seas
  • mangroves
  • marshes/swamps
  • rivers/streams
  • lakes/ponds
  • caves
  • exclusively in caves
Highighted items on the list are where Tor putitora may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref. Shrestha, J., 1999
Feeding habit
Feeding habit Ref.
Trophic Level(s)
Estimation method Original sample Unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items 2.87 0.38 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref. Nautiyal, P. and M.S. Lal, 1984
(e.g. 346)
(e.g. oophagy)
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