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Bony fish

White Bream

Blicca bjoerkna

Also known as: European Bream, Flat Bream, Silver Bream

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2024
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@apuna6 · Geča, Slovakia · September 20201 / 1
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Overview

Found in calm, shallow, stagnant, slow-flowing and warm canals, lowland lakes, reservoirs and rivers
They feed nocturnally on benthic invertebrates.
Widespread Asia, Europe

Cyprinids are stomachless fish with toothless jaws.

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How to identify

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Behaviour
nocturnal

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Habitat & where to find it

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Found in calm, shallow, stagnant, slow-flowing and warm canals, lowland lakes, reservoirs and rivers

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    Taxonomy

    1. familyLeuciscidae
    2. genusBlicca
    3. speciesBlicca bjoerkna (Linnaeus, 1758)

    SourcesWoRMSFishBase

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