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Bream-like

Acanthobrama marmid Heckel, 1843

Status not recordedbony fish

The bream-like (Acanthobrama marmid) is a species in the family Cyprinidae, order Cypriniformes.

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Quick facts about the bream-like

Weight
Not recorded
Length
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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 bream-like live?

Not recorded

Is the bream-like 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 bream-like classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyCyprinidae
  6. genusAcanthobrama
  7. SpeciesAcanthobrama marmid Heckel, 1843

Synonyms Acanthobrama arrhada, Acanthobrama cupida, Acanthobrama marmid elata, Acanthobrama marmid marmid

Other names and names in other languages (11)
  • Mesopotamian breamEnglish
  • Shebeh sardineEnglish
  • Tigris breamEnglish
  • أبراميس دجلةArabic
  • cejn alpskýCzech
  • месопотамский лещRussian
  • KızılkanatTurkish
  • أبراميس بلاد ما بين النهرينArabic
  • Akçapak BalığıTurkish
  • tahta baligiTurkish
  • Tahta BalığıTurkish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the bream-like

Other species in the same genus Acanthobrama.

Yarkon bleak

Acanthobrama telavivensis

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

Orontes bream

Acanthobrama centisquama

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

Syrian bream

Acanthobrama tricolor

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

Arabian bream

Acanthobrama hadiyahensis

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

Jordan bream

Acanthobrama lissneri

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

CompareBream-like vs Yarkon bleakBream-like vs Orontes breamBream-like vs Syrian breamBream-like vs Arabian bream

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the bream-like?

The bream-like (Acanthobrama marmid) belongs to the family Cyprinidae in the order Cypriniformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Bream-like (Acanthobrama marmid). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/bream-like

MLA

“Bream-like (Acanthobrama marmid).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/bream-like.

BibTeX
@misc{bream_like_2026,
  title = {Bream-like (Acanthobrama marmid)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bream-like},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}