Freshwater bream
Abramis brama
Identification image; not photographed at Lake Svitiaz.
Photo «Abramis brama (Seine river).jpg» — Nervurax FishingCC BY-SA 4.0cropped
Distribution
Documented lakes
14 lakes in the guide
Characteristics
Species facts
A large shoaling bottom-feeder of Lake Svitiaz with a protrusible mouth adapted to picking food out of silt. For many decades bream has belonged to the commercial core of the fish fauna of the Shatsk lakes.
- 6 kg
- Maximum weight
- 82 cm
- Maximum length
- 23 years
- Lifespan
Origin in Lake Svitiaz: native species. IUCN: LC.