Bream

At a glance

Bream (Abramis brama) is an IUCN Least Concern bony-fish species regulated in 5 of 66 jurisdictions tracked by CatchRules across the U.S. and Canada.

The strictest bag limit is 15 (Georgia); the most generous is 50 (Arkansas).

Notable details

• Common bream can live up to 29 years in the wild.
• They grow 12–22 inches long and can exceed 13 pounds in large lakes.
• Their highly protrusible mouth works like a vacuum to suck invertebrates from muddy bottoms.
• Bream spawn in noisy, splashing groups in shallow weedy bays each spring.
• They are highly social and travel in large shoals year-round.

Jurisdictions with rules for Bream

• AlabamaUnited States · official source
• ArkansasUnited States · official source
• GeorgiaUnited States · official source
• TennesseeUnited States · official source
• VirginiaUnited States · official source

Background

The common bream, freshwater bream, bream, bronze bream or carp bream (Abramis brama), is a European species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is now considered to be the only species in the genus Abramis.

Background excerpt adapted from Wikipedia's Bream article (CC BY-SA). Visit Wikipedia for the full entry.

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