Reba

Gymnostomus ariza

spawn in flooded shallows

Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Fusiform
Medium
Tropical fish

Gymnostomus ariza, the Reba or ariza labeo, is a cyprinid fish found in India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. Gymnostomus ariza occurs in clear rivers and tanks, feeding on plankton and detritus. It breeds in flooded shallows in June–September.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Gymnostomus
Maximum length: 30 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Asia: Indus plain and adjoining hilly areas (Pakistan); (Ganges-Brahmaputra basin (India, Nepal, Bangladesh); Mahanadi, Krishna, Cuvery, and some smaller basins in southern India; Karnapouli and adjacent smaller basins in Chittagong Hill Tracts (Bangladesh) (Ref. 33488 ). Reported from Myanmar (Ref. 41236 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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