Abramis brama
Family : Cyprinidae
Genus : Abramis
Species : brama
Accepted scientific name:
Abramis brama (Linnaeus, 1758) (accepted name)
Synonyms:
Abramis argyreus Valenciennes, 1844 (synonym)
Abramis brama bergi Grib & Vernidub, 1935 (ambiguous synonym)
Abramis brama danubii Pavlov, 1956 (synonym)
Abramis brama orientalis Berg, 1949 (synonym)
Abramis brama sinegorensis Lukash, 1925 (synonym)
Abramis gehini Blanchard, 1866 (synonym)
Abramis media Koch, 1840 (ambiguous synonym)
Abramis melaenus Agassiz, 1835 (ambiguous synonym)
Abramis microlepidotus Valenciennes, 1844 (synonym)
Abramis vetula Heckel, 1836 (synonym)
Abramis vulgaris Mauduyt, 1849 (synonym)
Cyprinus brama Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
Size / Weight / Age
Max length : 82.0 cm TL male/unsexed; common length : 25.0 cm TL male/unsexed; max. published weight: 6,010 g; max. reported age: 23 years
Length at first maturity
Lm ?, range 25 - 32.5 cm
Environment
Benthopelagic; potamodromous; freshwater; brackish; pH range: 7.0 - 7.5; dH range: 15 - ?; depth range 1 - ? m
Climate / Range
Temperate; 10°C - 24°C; 75°N - 40°N, 11°W - 73°E
Abramis brama
Family : Cyprinidae
Genus : Abramis
Species : brama
Accepted scientific name:
Abramis brama (Linnaeus, 1758) (accepted name)
Synonyms:
Abramis argyreus Valenciennes, 1844 (synonym)
Abramis brama bergi Grib & Vernidub, 1935 (ambiguous synonym)
Abramis brama danubii Pavlov, 1956 (synonym)
Abramis brama orientalis Berg, 1949 (synonym)
Abramis brama sinegorensis Lukash, 1925 (synonym)
Abramis gehini Blanchard, 1866 (synonym)
Abramis media Koch, 1840 (ambiguous synonym)
Abramis melaenus Agassiz, 1835 (ambiguous synonym)
Abramis microlepidotus Valenciennes, 1844 (synonym)
Abramis vetula Heckel, 1836 (synonym)
Abramis vulgaris Mauduyt, 1849 (synonym)
Cyprinus brama Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
Size / Weight / Age
Max length : 82.0 cm TL male/unsexed; common length : 25.0 cm TL male/unsexed; max. published weight: 6,010 g; max. reported age: 23 years
Length at first maturity
Lm ?, range 25 - 32.5 cm
Environment
Benthopelagic; potamodromous; freshwater; brackish; pH range: 7.0 - 7.5; dH range: 15 - ?; depth range 1 - ? m
Climate / Range
Temperate; 10°C - 24°C; 75°N - 40°N, 11°W - 73°E
Distribution
Europe and Asia: most European drainages from Adour (France) to Pechora (White Sea basin); Aegean Sea basin, in Lake Volvi and Struma and Maritza drainages. Naturally absent from Iberian Peninsula, Adriatic basin, Italy, Scotland, Scandinavia north of Bergen (Norway) and 67°N (Finland). Locally introduced in Ireland, Spain and northeastern Italy. In Asia, from Marmara basin (Turkey) and eastward to Aral basin. Introduced in Lake Baikal and upper Ob and Yenisei drainages.
Short description
Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 23 - 30; Vertebrae: 43 - 45. The only species of the genus which can be diagnosed from other species of Ballerus, Blicca and Vimba by the following characters: mouth sub-inferior, which can be extended as a tube; lateral line with 51-60 scales; anal fin with 30½ branched rays; eye diameter about 2/3 of snout length in individuals larger than 10 cm SL; pharyngeal teeth 5-5; and base of paired fins hyaline or grey. Caudal fin with 19 rays. Tall, laterally compressed body. Fins darker in adults. Anal fin base twice as long as the dorsal fin.
Biology
Inhabit a wide variety of lakes and large to medium sized rivers. Most abundant in backwaters, lower parts of slow-flowing rivers, brackish estuaries and warm and shallow lakes. Adults occur usually in still and slow-running waters where they travel in large shoals. Larvae and juveniles live in still water bodies, feeding on plankton. One to two years old juveniles move from backwaters to river to feed. In the absence of opportunity to leave backwaters, juveniles may adapt but have a slower growth and attain maturity at a smaller size. They also drift to brackishwater estuaries to forage when water level of flooded areas drops in lower reaches of large rivers. Foraging juveniles in brackish waters stay in lower parts of rivers to overwinter in freshwater. Feed on insects, particularly chironomids, small crustaceans, mollusks and plants. Larger specimens may feed on small fish. Juveniles feed on zooplankton. Able to shift to particle feeding or even filter feeding at high zooplankton abundance. Usually spawns in backwaters, floodplains or lakes shores with dense vegetation. Can survive out of the water for extended periods. The flesh is bony, insipid and soft. Marketed fresh or frozen. Eaten steamed, broiled, fried and baked
Common names:
Common name/ Language/ Country
Platika Bulgarian Bulgaria
Cejn veliký Czech Czech Rep
Cejn velký Czech Czech Rep
Dlešec Czech Czech Rep
Dlešt Czech Czech Rep
Pleskac vysoky Czech Czech Rep
Pražma Czech Czech Rep
Brasen Danish -
Brasen Danish Denmark
Bliek Dutch -
Brasem Dutch -
Brasem Dutch Netherlands
Aral bream English Kyrgyzstan
Bowfin English USA
Bream English -
Bream English Estonia
Bream English Kazakhstan
Bream English Russian Fed
Bream English UK
Bream English USA
Bronze bream English USA
Carp bream English USA
Common bream English -
Common bream English UK
Common bream English USA
Danube bream English UK
Eastern bream English Uzbekistan
Freshwater bream English -
Freshwater bream English UK
latikas Estonian Estonia
Lahna Finnish Finland
Brame French France
Brème French Belgium
Brème French France
Brème French Switzerland
Brème carpée French France
Brème commune French -
Brème commune French France
Brème d'eau douce French -
Brème d'eau douce French France
Grande brème French France
Plaquette French France
Bran Gaelic, Irish Ireland
Blacke German Germany
Bleg German Germany
Blei German -
Blei German Germany
Bleibräsem German Germany
Bleier German Germany
Bleiert German Germany
Blutige German Germany
Bläuer German Germany
Brachmen German -
Brachs German Germany
Brachse German Germany
Brachsen German -
Brachsen German Austria
Brachsen German Germany
Brachsen German Switzerland
Brachsle German Germany
Brachsmann German Germany
Brachsmen German Germany
Brachsner German Germany
Brasen German Germany
Brasse German Germany
Brassen German -
Brassen German Germany
Brassenplieten German -
Brassenplieten German Germany
Braßmens German Germany
Breisen German Germany
Breissen German Germany
Breitelen German Germany
Breitling German -
Breitling German Germany
Breom German Germany
Bresen German -
Bressen German -
Bressen German Germany
Bretling German Germany
Bretzing German Germany
Brisem German Germany
Brächsle German Germany
Bräse German Germany
Bräsem German Germany
Dombrachsen German Germany
Güster German Germany
Halbfisch German -
Halbfisch German Germany
Klesch German Germany
Mackel German Germany
Perlbrachsen German Germany
Plietfische German Germany
Reissfisch German Germany
Rheinbraxen German Germany
Scheibpleinzen German -
Scheitele German Germany
Schlaffke German -
Schlaffke German Germany
Schniebpleinzen German Germany
Schrickel German Germany
Steinbrachsen German Germany
Sunnfisch German Germany
Weißfisch German Germany
Λεστιά Greek Greece
Πλατάνα Greek Greece
Πλατάνι Greek Greece
Πλατσούκι Greek Greece
Τσαπούκα Greek Greece
Χάνι Greek Greece
Lestia Greek Greece
Dévér keszeg Hungarian (Magyar) Hungary
Abramide Italian -
Abramide Italian Italy
Brama Italian Italy
Brama Italian Switzerland
Чыгыш тыраны/Арал тыраны Kirghiz Kyrgyzstan
plaudis Latvian Latvia
karšis Lithuanian Lithuania
东方欧鳊(引进) Mandarin Chinese China Main
東方歐鯿(引進) Mandarin Chinese China Main
欧鳊 Mandarin Chinese China Main
歐鯿 Mandarin Chinese China Main
Brasme Norwegian Norway
Mahi-ye Sim Persian Iran
Seam Persian Iran
Sim Persian Iran
Leszcz Polish Poland
Leszcz aralsko-kaspijski Polish Poland
Leszcz poludniowoeuropejski Polish Poland
Brema Portuguese -
Brema Portuguese Portugal
Locutis Prussian, Old Germany
Albitura Rumanian Romania
Cârjanca Rumanian Romania
Foaia-plopului Rumanian Romania
Platica Rumanian Romania
восточный лещ/Аральский лещ Russian Kyrgyzstan
лещ Russian Russian Fed
Lesch obyknovennyi Russian Russian Fed
Leshtsch Russian Azerbaijan
Leshtsch Russian Belarus
Leshtsch Russian Latvia
Leshtsch Russian Ukraine
Deverika Serbian Serbia
Pleskác vysoký Slovak Slovakia
Ploscic Slovene Slovenia
Brema común Spanish -
Brema común Spanish Spain
Braxen Swedish Sweden
Capak baligi Turkish Turkey
Tahta baligi Turkish Turkey
Ljashch Ukrainian Ukraine
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