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Common bream vs Grass carp

They share the family Cyprinidae but sit in different genera: Common bream in Abramis, Grass carp in Ctenopharyngodon.

Common bream (Abramis brama)
Common bream LCLeast Concern
Photo: Микова Наталия · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella)
Grass carp LCLeast Concern
Photo: Hagerty, Ryan/USFWS · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

What is the difference between a common bream and a grass carp?

Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.

  • They share the family Cyprinidae but sit in different genera: Common bream in Abramis, Grass carp in Ctenopharyngodon.
  • Both are listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Side by side

Common breamGrass carp
Scientific nameAbramis bramaCtenopharyngodon idella
FamilyCyprinidaeCyprinidae
OrderCypriniformesCypriniformes
WeightNot recordedNot recorded
LengthNot recordedNot recorded
LifespanNot recordedNot recorded
Main foodNot recordedNot recorded
Habitatfreshwaterfreshwater, riverine, wetland
Conservation statusLeast ConcernLeast Concern
Countries recordedNot recordedNot recorded

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