Syrian bream
Acanthobrama tricolor
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About
A tricolored freshwater bream from Syrian river systems with distinctive three-color pattern. Inhabits slow to moderately flowing freshwater in the Levant region. Part of the highly endemic Middle Eastern freshwater fauna.
Habitat & Distribution
The Orontes and Litani river systems in Syria and Lebanon. Inhabits fresh to slightly brackish water in Mediterranean-climate river habitats.
Taxonomy
| Order | Cypriniformes (Carps and minnows) |
| Family | Leuciscidae |
| Species | Acanthobrama tricolor |
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