(Common) Bream Abramis brama

Bronze Bream
Bronze Bream
Bronze Bream
The Bream, called the Common or Bronze Bream to differentiate between other freshwater bream species (and, of course, totally different from the sea breams) is a deep-bodied fish with a small head and a long anal fin. The juvenile is silver (and similar to the Silver Bream) but the adult is a bronze or brown, with dark fins.
Bronze Bream
Bronze Bream
Bronze Bream
It is native to ponds, lakes and slow-moving canals/rivers of northern and central Europe through to Central Asia. It feeds on invertebrates, shellfish and plants on the floor of rivers/lakes and can tolerate lower oxygen levels than some other fish.
Bronze Bream spawning tubercles Males develop white spots in the breeding season.
Bronze Bream spawning tubercles The white spots are called spawning tubercles.
Bronze Bream
It grows typically to 30-60cm. Despite there being other freshwater breams native to Europe (Blue, Silver), it is now the only species in its genus. It hybridises easily, especially with Roach.