Common bream

"Abramis Brama" redirects here. For the band, see Abramis Brama (band).

Common bream
Common bream (Abramis brama)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Abramis
Cuvier, 1816
Species:
A. brama
Binomial name
Abramis brama
Synonyms
  • Cyprinus brama Linnaeus, 1758
  • Abramis melaenus Agassiz, 1835
  • Abramis vetula Heckel, 1836
  • Abramis media Koch, 1840
  • Abramis argyreus Valenciennes, 1844
  • Abramis microlepidotus Valenciennes, 1844
  • Abramis vulgaris Mauduyt, 1849
  • Abramis gehini Blanchard, 1866

The common bream (Abramis brama), also known as the freshwater bream, bream, bronze bream,[2] carp bream[3] or sweaty bream, is a European species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is now considered to be the only species in the genus Abramis.

  1. ^ Freyhof, J. & Kottelat, M. (2008). "Abramis brama". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T135696A4184980. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135696A4184980.en. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Giles was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ FishBase, Common names of Abramis brama. Retrieved 2010-11-13.