Common bream Abramis brama Least concern
Where the common bream lives – recorded in 14 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.
Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 197,083 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bony fish on the world map
| Scientific name | Abramis brama |
|---|---|
| Group | Bony fish |
| Status | Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 14 countries |
| Continents | Europe |
| Class | Ray-finned fish |
| Order | Cypriniformes |
| Family | Cyprinidae |
Where does the common bream live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the common bream in 14 countries and territories across Europe. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil. In Russia it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).
- Netherlands
- France
- Belgium
- Sweden
- United Kingdom
- Germany
- Ukraine
- Denmark
- Switzerland
- Russia (introduced)
- Norway
- Poland
- Austria
- Finland
Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.
Is the common bream endangered?
The common bream’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the common bream?
The common bream (Abramis brama) is a ray-finned fish in the order Cypriniformes and the family Cyprinidae, genus Abramis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the common bream
The common bream (Abramis brama), also known as the freshwater bream, bream, bronze bream, carp bream or sweaty bream, is a European species of freshwater fish in the family Leuciscidae. It is now considered to be the only species in the genus Abramis.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Common bream (revision 1334755471), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q144534 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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