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Mahseer
From LoveToKnow 1911
MAHSEER, or Mahaseer (Barbus mosal), a kind of barbel, abundant in the rivers of India, especially in pools of the upper and more rapid streams where they issue from the mountainous part of the country.
Mahseer
Mahseers are large-scaled carp of the family Cyprinidae, prized game fish found in India and southern Asia generally.
Tor, including the species Barbus hexiglonolepsis (Giant Barbs and Mahseers);
Rutilus (Roaches);
Scardinius (Rudds);
Elopichthys (Yellowcheek);
Catlocarpio (Giant Siamese Carp); ...
The carp is generally considered the largest of the minnow family, although the squawfishes of the Columbia and Colorado rivers average 30 lb (13.5 kg) and the mahseer, a game fish of India, is also large. However, most minnows are small.
catfish, freshwater shark, mahseers, gobies and carp), invertebrates (e.g. prawns and clams), and possibly turtles and birds.
gangetica minor has been known to eat some species of catfish, herring, carp, gobies, mahseers, prawns, and clams. Captive individuals reportedly consume about a 1 kg of food each day.
 See also: Carp, Catfish, Killifish, Minnow, Bream
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