Aral bream

Abramis brama

Not Evaluated Brackish

الطول الأقصى

82,0 cm

الوزن الأقصى

6,01 kg

اللون

Silver to grayish-silver flanks with …

نطاق العمق

1-?m

الفصيلة

Leuciscidae

نبذة

A medium-sized freshwater bream (up to 50cm) native to the Aral Sea basin. Deep-bodied with silvery scales; historically important in commercial fisheries, now critically depleted due to the Aral Sea's catastrophic shrinkage.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value
Maximum Length	82,0 cm
Maximum Weight	6,01 kg
نطاق العمق	1-?m

Coloration

Silver to grayish-silver flanks with a bronze-olive sheen on the back; scales have dark margins producing a faint reticulated pattern; deeply compressed body; belly silvery-white; fins dark gray to black.

Habitat & Distribution

Estuaries

نوع الماء

Brackish

نطاق العمق

1-?m

النطاق الجغرافي

Widely distributed across Europe and western Asia from the British Isles and Scandinavia east through major river basins including the Rhine, Danube, Volga, and Ural rivers to the Aral and Caspian sea drainages.

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الصلاحية للأكل والطهي

الطعم

Bony, moderately fatty flesh with a mild, earthy flavor; popular smoked or dried in Eastern European and Russian fishing cultures. Edible when properly prepared; often slow-cooked or marinated.

معلومات الصيد

أسماك الصيد الرياضي

نعم

Taxonomy

الرتبة	Cypriniformes (Carps and minnows)
الفصيلة	Leuciscidae
الأنواع	Abramis brama

الأسئلة الشائعة

Can you eat Aral bream?

Bony, moderately fatty flesh with a mild, earthy flavor; popular smoked or dried in Eastern European and Russian fishing cultures. Edible when properly prepared; often slow-cooked or marinated.

How big does Aral bream get?

Aral bream can grow up to 82.0 cm long and weigh 6.01 kg.

Where is Aral bream found?

What family does Aral bream belong to?

Aral bream (Abramis brama) belongs to the family Leuciscidae in the order Cypriniformes (Carps and minnows).