Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Leuciscidae Minnows
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Acanthobrama

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11 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 20.2 cm SL
 
Acanthobrama centisquama
[Orontes bream]
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Acanthobrama hadiyahensis
[]

Photo by Hamidan, N.A.

Asia
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Acanthobrama lissneri Tortonese, 1952

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Acanthobrama lissneri
[]

Photo by Cicek, E. & S. Sungur

Asia
Max. Length 29 cm TL
Acanthobrama marmid Heckel, 1843

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Acanthobrama marmid
[Tigris bream]

Photo by Abbasi, K.

Asia
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Acanthobrama microlepis (De Filippi, 1863)

Photo by Photo by Abbasi, K.
 
Acanthobrama microlepis
[Blackbrow bleak]
No picture found

Max. Length 17.6 cm TL
 
Acanthobrama orontis
[]

Photo by Esmaeili, H.R.

Asia
Max. Length 9.7 cm SL
Acanthobrama persidis (Coad, 1981)

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Acanthobrama persidis
[Persian chub]

Photo by Darom, D.

Eurasia
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Acanthobrama telavivensis Goren, Fishelson & Trewavas, 1973

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Acanthobrama telavivensis
[]
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Max. Length 26.1 cm TL
 
Acanthobrama thisbeae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 11.8 cm SL
 
Acanthobrama tricolor
[]

Photo by Abbasi, K.

Asia
Max. Length 19 cm TL
Acanthobrama urmianus (Günther, 1899)

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Acanthobrama urmianus
[Urmia Lake chub]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Acanthobrama centisquama Orontes bream Asia 20.2 SL 1843
Acanthobrama hadiyahensis Asia 1983
Acanthobrama lissneri Asia 12 TL 1952
Acanthobrama marmid Tigris bream Asia 29 TL 1843
Acanthobrama microlepis Blackbrow bleak Asia 25 TL 1863
Acanthobrama orontis Asia 17.6 TL 1949
Acanthobrama persidis Persian chub Asia 9.7 SL 1981
Acanthobrama telavivensis Eurasia 11 TL 1973
Acanthobrama thisbeae Asia 26.1 TL 2014
Acanthobrama tricolor Asia 11.8 SL 1883
Acanthobrama urmianus Urmia Lake chub Asia 19 TL 1899



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