Author: (Hamilton, 1807)
FBname: Reba
Comments: Found in clear rivers and tanks, ponds, beels, and inundated fields.  Feeds on plankton and detritus.  Grows fairly rapid.  Breeds in flooded shallows from June to September.  A prolific breeder, laying about 3 million ova per female.  A suitable species for aquaculture.  Contributes 10 to 15% of the fishery in Cauvery.