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Syrian bream

Acanthobrama tricolor (Lortet, 1883)

Status not recordedbony fish

The syrian bream (Acanthobrama tricolor) is a species in the family Cyprinidae, order Cypriniformes.

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Quick facts about the syrian 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 syrian bream live?

Not recorded

Is the syrian 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 syrian bream classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyCyprinidae
  6. genusAcanthobrama
  7. SpeciesAcanthobrama tricolor (Lortet, 1883)

Synonyms Leuciscus tricolor

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Damascus breamEnglish
  • cejn tříbarvýCzech
  • Küçükgördek balığıTurkish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the syrian bream

Other species in the same genus Acanthobrama.

Yarkon bleak

Acanthobrama telavivensis

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

Orontes bream

Acanthobrama centisquama

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

Arabian bream

Acanthobrama hadiyahensis

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

Jordan bream

Acanthobrama lissneri

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

Bream-like

Acanthobrama marmid

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

CompareSyrian bream vs Yarkon bleakSyrian bream vs Orontes breamSyrian bream vs Arabian breamSyrian bream vs Jordan bream

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the syrian bream?

The syrian bream (Acanthobrama tricolor) belongs to the family Cyprinidae in the order Cypriniformes.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Syrian bream (Acanthobrama tricolor). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/syrian-bream

MLA

“Syrian bream (Acanthobrama tricolor).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/syrian-bream.

BibTeX
@misc{syrian_bream_2026,
  title = {Syrian bream (Acanthobrama tricolor)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/syrian-bream},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}