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Abramis brama, Freshwater bream : fisheries, aquaculture, gamefish, bait

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Abramis brama (Linnaeus, 1758)

Freshwater bream
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Common names from other countries

Brème d'eau douce, Brema común, 欧鳊, ... more

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Leuciscidae (Minnows) > Leuciscinae
Etymology: Abramis: Greek, abramis, -idos = a fish, grey mullet (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Linnaeus.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic; pH range: 7.0 - 7.5; dH range: 15 - ?; potamodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 1 - ? m (Ref. 9696).   Temperate; 10°C - 24°C (Ref. 2059); 75°N - 40°N, 11°W - 73°E

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