Scientific Name: Cirrhinus reba (Hamilton, 1822)
English Name: Reba carp
Local/Bangla Name: Bata (বাটা), Rayek (রায়েক), Tatkini (টাটকানি), Lacho (লাচো), Lachu (লাচু)
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)
References:
Rahman AKA (2005) Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh. 2nd ed. Zool. Soc. Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh. xviii + 394 pp.
Siddiqui KU, Islam MA, Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA, Haque EU, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hasan MA, Khondker M and Rahman MM (eds.) (2007) Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh. Vol. 23. Freshwater Fishes. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka. 300+xxxi. pp.
DoF Bangladesh (2023) Album: Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Bangladesh, Dhaka. 200 pp.
