A large edible freshwater fish of the carp family, native to northern India and the Himalayan region.
印度鲃
Genus Tor, family Cyprinidae: several species, especially the Putitor mahseer (T. putitora)
Example sentencesExamples
It was a long time before we found a spot to pull in for the night, a nice beach with the rapids breaking not too far away, it wasn't long before a fish of 15-20 lb leapt of the water, not a mahseer though.
I suppose this is because big trips have to have big objectives - mahseer, sturgeon, catfish or the like - but this shouldn't always be the case.
Expeditions in pursuit of Atlantic blue marlin, Indian mahseer, tiger fish, Pacific salmon were the norm and what fantastic prize trips they were.
The next morning we set about the arduous task of rowing up river in what is a very powerful current, until we were met by the fisherman and were told about a mahseer of 50 kg that had come out of this place two days ago.
A smaller Nile perch or mahseer, for example, can really provide essential protein.
You can also visit the elephant training camp at Dubare, or fish for mahseer at the Valnoor fishing camp.
Plenty of photos of huge fish of all kinds - 90 lb mahseer from India, 200 lb stingrays, huge sharks, sailfish, carp - you name it and he's caught it.
Origin
Via Hindi from Sanskrit mahā 'great' + śaphara 'carp'.