Gilt-head bream: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the gilt-head bream lives – recorded in 13 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Sparus aurata
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	13 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Spariformes
Family	Sparidae

Where does the gilt-head bream live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the gilt-head bream in 13 countries and territories across Africa, Asia and Europe.

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 gilt-head bream endangered?

The gilt-head bream’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the gilt-head bream?

The gilt-head bream (Sparus aurata) is a ray-finned fish in the order Spariformes and the family Sparidae, genus Sparus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the gilt-head bream

The gilt-head bream (Sparus aurata), also known as the gilthead, dourade, gilt-head seabream, European seabream or silver seabream, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sparidae, the seabreams or porgies. This fish is found in the Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. It is a highly esteemed food fish and an important species in aquaculture.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Gilt-head bream (revision 1368823836), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q237046 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).