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Blue bream

Ballerus ballerus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedbony fish

The blue bream (Ballerus ballerus) is a species in the family Cyprinidae, order Cypriniformes.

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Quick facts about the blue bream

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the blue bream live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the blue bream as introduced in 4 countries, and flagged as invasive in 1 of them.

  1. Italyinvasive
  2. Afghanistan
  3. Belgium
  4. Russia

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the blue bream endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the blue bream classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyCyprinidae
  6. genusBallerus
  7. SpeciesBallerus ballerus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Abramis ballerus, Cyprinus ballerus, Cyprinus farenus

Other names and names in other languages (39)
  • КүкйөнBashkir
  • СінецBelarusian
  • Чил косатBulgarian
  • Ballerus ballerusCatalan
  • Cejn sinýCzech
  • BrasenflireDanish
  • ZoopGerman
  • AbakalaEstonian
  • sulkavaFinnish
  • Brème bleueFrench
  • KosaljCroatian
  • Lapos keszegHungarian
  • Abramide medioItalian
  • ლურჯი კაპარჭინაGeorgian
  • КөктыранKazakh
  • sparisLithuanian
  • SpāreLatvian
  • brasembleiDutch
  • siniecPolish
  • CosacRomanian
  • СопаRussian
  • pleskáč sinýSlovak
  • ШпицерSerbian
  • farenSwedish
  • СинецьUkrainian
  • PleinzenGerman
  • SchwabeGerman
  • SchwopenGerman
  • SchwuppeGerman
  • SpitzerGerman
  • SpitzpleinzenGerman
  • SwoopGerman
  • ZopeGerman
  • Paprastasis sparisLithuanian
  • leszcz sinyPolish
  • rozpiórPolish
  • синецRussian
  • Синец обыкновенныйRussian
  • Синець звичайнийUkrainian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the blue bream

Other species in the same genus Ballerus.

Zobel

Ballerus sapa

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the blue bream an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the blue bream as invasive in 1 country: Italy. It lists it as introduced in 4 in all.

What kind of animal is the blue bream?

The blue bream (Ballerus ballerus) belongs to the family Cyprinidae in the order Cypriniformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Blue bream (Ballerus ballerus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-bream

MLA

“Blue bream (Ballerus ballerus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-bream.

BibTeX
@misc{blue_bream_2026,
  title = {Blue bream (Ballerus ballerus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-bream},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}