Bream

This article is about a group of fish. For other uses, see Bream (disambiguation).

For the common bream of Europe, Abramis brama, see common bream.

Bream caught in the Volga River near Kashin, Russia.

Bream (ⁱ/ˈbrɪm/ /ˈbriːm/) is a general term for a species of freshwater and marine fish belonging to a variety of genera including Abramis (e.g., A. brama, the common bream), Acanthopagrus, Argyrops, Blicca, Brama, Chilotilapia, Etelis, Lepomis, Gymnocranius, Lethrinus, Nemipterus, Pharyngochromis, Rhabdosargus or Scolopsis.

Although species from all of these genera are called "bream", the term does not imply a degree of relatedness between them. Fish termed "bream" tend to be narrow, deep bodied species. The name is a derivation of the Middle English word breme, of Old French origin.

The term sea bream is sometimes used for porgies (family Sparidae) or pomfrets (family Bramidae).

See also

• Porgie fishing

External links

• Fishing for bream in Australia
• Yellowfin Bream (NSW Department of Primary Industries website)
• Black Bream (NSW Department of Primary Industries website)

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