Aral bream

Abramis brama

Not Evaluated Brackish

Longueur maximale

82,0 cm

Poids maximum

6,01 kg

Couleur

Silver to grayish-silver flanks with …

Plage de profondeur

1-?m

Famille

Leuciscidae

À propos

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
Plage de profondeur	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

Type d'eau

Brackish

Plage de profondeur

1-?m

Aire de répartition

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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Comestibilité et gastronomie

Goût

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.

Informations sur la pêche

Poisson de pêche sportive

Oui

Taxonomy

Ordre	Cypriniformes (Carps and minnows)
Famille	Leuciscidae
Espèces	Abramis brama

Foire aux questions

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).