Chedra,
according to Menon's Checklist : Fresh Water Fishes of India, ZSI published 1999 a very much more recent publication than Talwar & Jhingran's monumental work states the size as 23.0 cm TL but goes on to say : As red Mahseer it is known to grow to a length of 100 cm. This statement is also based on hearsay.
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