Silver bream
Blicca bjoerkna (Linnaeus, 1758)
The silver bream (Blicca bjoerkna) is a bony fish in the family Cyprinidae, subfamily Leuciscinae, and order Cypriniformes. It is also called Bream flat or White bream, and its scientific name authority is (Linnaeus, 1758).
Quick facts about the silver bream
The IUCN Red List assesses the silver bream globally as Least Concern (LC), which is not a threatened category.
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- freshwatersrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
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Where does the silver bream live?
Not recorded
What is the silver bream?
Blicca is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae. The only species in the genus is Blicca bjoerkna, the white bream or silver bream. This species is found in Europe and Western Asia.
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Is the silver bream endangered?
The silver bream is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the silver bream classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classTeleostei
- orderCypriniformes
- familyCyprinidae
- genusBlicca
- SpeciesBlicca bjoerkna (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms Abramis bjoerkna, Abramis björkna, Abramis blicca, Abramis erythropterus, Abramis micropteryx, Barbus bjoerkna, Barbus bjoerkna derjavini, Blicca argyroleuca, Blicca bjoekna, Blicca bjoerkna bjoerkna, Blicca bjoerkna derjavini, Blicca bjoerkna transcaucasica, Blicca bjorkna, Blicca björkna, Blicca intermedia, Bliccopsis abramorutilus, Bliccopsis rutiloblicca, Brama isognathus, Cyprinus bjoerkna, Cyprinus blicca, Cyprinus gibbosus, Cyprinus gieben, Cyprinus laskyr, Cyprinus latus, Cyprinus latus, Cyprinus meckel, Cyprinus plestya
Other names and names in other languages (45)
- Bream flatEnglish
- White breamEnglish
- White breamEnglish
- ГусцяраBelarusian
- Blicca bjoerknaCatalan
- Cejnek malýCzech
- GùszkKashubian
- merfog gwynWelsh
- Merfogiaid GwynWelsh
- BlickeGerman
- GüsterGerman
- HalbbrasseGerman
- PlieteGerman
- brema blancaSpanish
- NurgEstonian
- سیمپرکPersian
- ماهی سیمنماPersian
- pasuriFinnish
- brème bordelièreFrench
- karikakeszegHungarian
- ՓայլաձուկArmenian
- BliccaItalian
- Балпан балықKazakh
- plakisLithuanian
- Paprastasis plakisLithuanian
- PlicisLatvian
- flireNorwegian Bokmål
- sørvNorwegian Bokmål
- bleiDutch
- kolbleiDutch
- flireNorwegian Nynorsk
- krąpPolish
- Abramis bjoerknaPortuguese
- густераRussian
- piest zelenkavýSlovak
- androgaSlovenian
- крупатицаSerbian
- KrupaticaSerbian
- björknaSwedish
- tahta baligiTurkish
- tahta balığıTurkish
- ГустераUkrainian
- ПлоскиркаUkrainian
- Плоскирка звичайнаUkrainian
- Плоскирка європейськаUkrainian
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Relatives of the silver bream
Other species in the same family Cyprinidae.
Goldfish
Carassius auratus
Common carp
Cyprinus carpio
Common bream
Abramis brama
Common roach
Rutilus rutilus
Grass carp
Ctenopharyngodon idella
Common rudd
Scardinius erythrophthalmus
CompareSilver bream vs GoldfishSilver bream vs Common carpSilver bream vs Common breamSilver bream vs Common roach
Common questions
Each answer is written from the sourced facts on this page, and only where they hold the answer.
What kind of animal is the silver bream?
The silver bream is a bony fish. It belongs to the family Cyprinidae in the order Cypriniformes.
What is the scientific name of the silver bream?
The scientific name of the silver bream is Blicca bjoerkna, placed in the genus Blicca.
Who named the silver bream and when?
The scientific name authority for the silver bream is (Linnaeus, 1758).
Is the silver bream endangered?
No. The silver bream is listed as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List in a global assessment, which is not a threatened category.
What other names does the silver bream have?
The silver bream is also called Bream flat and White bream.
What subfamily does the silver bream belong to?
The silver bream belongs to the subfamily Leuciscinae of the family Cyprinidae.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
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