Orontes bream

Acanthobrama centisquama

Not Evaluated Brackish

अधिकतम लंबाई

20.200000762939453 cm

रंग

Pale silvery to grayish body …

कुल

Leuciscidae

परिचय

A freshwater bream from the Orontes River system (Syria, Lebanon, Turkey) with a deep body, silvery flanks, and forked tail. Adapted to the unique biogeography of the Levantine freshwater systems.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value
Maximum Length	20.200000762939453 cm

Coloration

Pale silvery to grayish body with a greenish-olive back; scales with dark margins producing a faint reticulated appearance; moderately compressed body; belly silvery-white; fins pale grayish to clear.

Habitat & Distribution

The Orontes River system (Nahr al-Asi) in Syria, Lebanon, and Turkey. A unique Levantine freshwater drainage; slow to moderately flowing river sections with sandy and gravel substrates.

जल प्रकार

Brackish

भौगोलिक वितरण

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खाद्यता और पाककला

स्वाद

A small cyprinid bream from the Orontes River basin in the Levant; consumed locally in artisanal fisheries. Bony flesh with mild flavor; typically fried whole in Middle Eastern river-fish traditions.

Taxonomy

गण	Cypriniformes (Carps and minnows)
कुल	Leuciscidae
प्रजातियाँ	Acanthobrama centisquama

अक्सर पूछे जाने वाले प्रश्न

Can you eat Orontes bream?

A small cyprinid bream from the Orontes River basin in the Levant; consumed locally in artisanal fisheries. Bony flesh with mild flavor; typically fried whole in Middle Eastern river-fish traditions.

How big does Orontes bream get?

Orontes bream can grow up to 20.200000762939453 cm long.

Where is Orontes bream found?

Native to the Orontes River drainage in Lebanon, Syria, and Turkey, which drains into the northeastern Mediterranean Sea. Tolerates mild brackish conditions near the river's lower reaches and estuarine mouth near Samandağ, Turkey. The Orontes River system (Nahr al-Asi) in Syria, Lebanon, and Turkey. A unique Levantine freshwater drainage; slow to moderately flowing river sections with sandy and gravel substrates.

What family does Orontes bream belong to?

Orontes bream (Acanthobrama centisquama) belongs to the family Leuciscidae in the order Cypriniformes (Carps and minnows).