Bream ( ) are species of

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and

marine Marine is an adjective meaning of or pertaining to the sea or ocean. Marine or marines may refer to: Ocean * Maritime (disambiguation) * Marine art * Marine biology * Marine debris * Marine habitats * Marine life * Marine pollution Military ...

fish Fish are Aquatic animal, aquatic, craniate, gill-bearing animals that lack Limb (anatomy), limbs with Digit (anatomy), digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and Chondrichthyes, cartilaginous and bony fish as we ...

belonging to a variety of

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including '' Abramis'' (e.g., ''A. brama'', the common bream), '' Acanthopagrus'', ''

Argyrops ''Argyrops'' is a genus of fishes belonging to the family Sparidae. The species of this genus are found in the coasts of Indian Ocean and near Australia. Species: *'' Argyrops bleekeri'' *'' Argyrops caeruleops'' *'' Argyrops filamentosus'' ...

'', '' Blicca'', '' Brama'', '' Chilotilapia'', ''

Etelis ''Etelis'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Lutjanidae, the snappers. They are mostly native to the Indian and Pacific oceans with one species ''(E. oculatus)'' native to the western Atlantic Ocean. Taxonomy ''Etel ...

'', '' Lepomis'', '' Gymnocranius'', ''

Lethrinus ''Lethrinus'' is a genus of Lethrinidae, emperors found from the eastern Atlantic Ocean through the Indian Ocean to the western Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently 27 recognized species in this genus: * ''Lethrinus amboinensis'' Pieter Bl ...

'', ''

Nemipterus ''Nemipterus'' is a genus of fish in the family Nemipteridae. They are native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans, but now also occur in the Mediterranean Sea due to Lessepsian migration. Species There are currently 28 recognized species in this g ...

'', '' Pharyngochromis'', ''

Rhabdosargus ''Rhabdosargus'' is a genus of fish in the family Sparidae. Species There are currently 6 recognized species in this genus: * '' Rhabdosargus globiceps'' Valenciennes Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valinc ...

'', '' Scolopsis'', or ''

Serranochromis ''Serranochromis'' is a genus of relatively large, robust cichlids from freshwater habitats in mainland Southern Africa, ranging as far north as DR Congo and Tanzania, with the highest species richness in the upper Zambezi, Okavango and Con ...

''. Although species from all of these genera are called "bream", the term does not imply a degree of relatedness between them. Fish termed "bream" tend to be narrow, deep-bodied species. The name is a derivation of the

Middle English Middle English (abbreviated to ME) is a form of the English language that was spoken after the Norman conquest of 1066, until the late 15th century. The English language underwent distinct variations and developments following the Old Englis ...

word ''breme'', of

Old French Old French (, , ; Modern French: ) was the language spoken in most of the northern half of France from approximately the 8th to the 14th centuries. Rather than a unified language, Old French was a linkage of Romance dialects, mutually intel ...

origin. The term sea bream is sometimes used for gilt-head bream (''Sparus aurata''), (''orata'' in Italy, ''dorada'' in Spain) or

porgies The Sparidae are a family of fish in the order Perciformes, commonly called sea breams and porgies. The sheepshead, scup, and red seabream are species in this family. Most sparids are deep-bodied compressed fish with a small mouth separated by ...

(both family

Sparidae The Sparidae are a family of fish in the order Perciformes, commonly called sea breams and porgies. The sheepshead, scup, and red seabream are species in this family. Most sparids are deep-bodied compressed fish with a small mouth separated by ...

) or pomfrets (

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Bramidae Pomfrets are perciform fishes belonging to the family Bramidae. The family currently includes 20 species across seven genera. Several species are important food sources for humans, especially ''Brama brama'' in South Asia. The earlier form of t ...

) .

References

External links

Yellowfin Bream (NSW Department of Primary Industries website)Black Bream (NSW Department of Primary Industries website)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bream Fish common names Commercial fish

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