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Scientific Name: Cirrhinus reba (Hamilton, 1822)
English Name: Reba carp
Local/Bangla Name: Bata (বাটা), Rayek (রায়েক), Tatkini (টাটকানি), Lacho (লাচো), Lachu (লাচু)
Bonyfish : Cirrhinus reba

Photo: Osmany HB (Fishbase)

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Description:
This fish has a long, flattened body from side to side (laterally compressed). Its back curves more than its belly. The mouth is on the underside of its head. It has a pair of barbels near its nose. Shiny silver scales, darker at the top and bottom edges, cover its entire body. Fin formula: D. 32-39/74-90; A. 3/75-88; P. 23.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Inhabits in rivers, streams, canals, beels and inundated fields throughout Bangladesh.
Environment:
Freshwater (benthopelagic)
Main References:

Rahman AKA 2005 Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, 2nd ed., Zool. Soc. Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, xviii + 394 pp.

Other References:

Siddiqui KU, Islam MA, Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA 2005 Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, 2nd ed., Zool. Soc. Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, xviii + 394 pp. AKA, Haque EU, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondker M, Rahman AKA 2005 Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, 2nd ed., Zool. Soc. Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, xviii + 394 pp. MM (eds.) 2007 Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 23. Freshwater Fishes. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka 300 pp.

DoF Bangladesh (2023) Album: Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Bangladesh, Dhaka. 200 pp.

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