Common bream

The common bream (Abramis brama), also known as the freshwater bream, bream, bronze bream, carp bream 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.

Common bream
Common bream (Abramis brama)
Scientific 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
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