Tor tambroides, known as empurau in Malay, is a species of mahseer native to Southeast Asia.

[4] These fish have been found throughout Southeast Asia, ranging from Thailand in the Chao Phraya and Mekong River basins to the Greater Sunda Islands.

The species is omnivorous, sometimes eating toxic fruits when the streams it inhabits flood the forest; this may make them temporarily inedible.

After 2 months, matured adults travel back upstream to spawn at the headwaters in the dry season.

[5] While the species is not currently assigned a conservation status by the IUCN due to lack of data, overfishing is assumed to threaten the wild population.