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.
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bream, this, article, about, group, fish, other, uses, disambiguation, common, bream, europe, abramis, brama, common, bream, also, species, freshwater, fish, belonging, variety, genera, including, abramis, brama, common, bream, ballerus, blicca, brama, chiloti. 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 ˈ b r iː m 1 US also ˈ b r ɪ m 1 2 are species of freshwater fish belonging to a variety of genera including Abramis 3 4 e g A brama the common bream Ballerus Blicca Brama Chilotilapia Etelis Lepomis Gymnocranius Lethrinus Nemipterus Pharyngochromis Rhabdosargus Scolopsis or Serranochromis Common bream caught in the Volga River near Kashin RussiaAlthough 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 Contents 1 Marine species 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksMarine species editThe term sea bream is sometimes used for fish of the family Sparidae including Acanthopagrus Australia Argyrops gilt head bream Sparus aurata orata in Italy dorada in Spain black seabream Spondyliosoma cantharus and red seabream Pagrus or Pagellus species or pomfrets family Bramidae See also editPorgy fishing Bluegill sometimes called bream References edit a b bream Merriam Webster Retrieved 2 November 2015 bream Oxford Dictionaries Archived from the original on October 3 2013 Retrieved 2 November 2014 Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Bream Encyclopaedia Britannica 11th ed Cambridge University Press Bream Britannica Chicago Illinois Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc 15 January 2020 External links editYellowfin Bream NSW Department of Primary Industries website Black Bream NSW Department of Primary Industries website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bream amp oldid 1203810212, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
