Scientific Name: Gymnostomus ariza (Hamilton, 1807)
Synonym: Labeo ariza (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Reba
Local/Bangla Name: Lasso (লাস্যো), Raik (রাইক), Bata (বাটা)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Description:
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-9; Vertebrae: 34 – 35. Body is elongated. Eyes are small, not visible from underside of head. Mouth is moderate and subinferior. Color of body is leaden grey above, silvery on flanks and abdomen.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Found in clear rivers and tanks, ponds, beels, and inundated fields.
Environment:
Freshwater (Benthopelagic; potamodromous)
References:
Giri SS ed, 2017 Monographs on Threatened Freshwater Fishes of South Asia. SAARC Agriculture Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 305 p.
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