Bream

Bream, any fish of the freshwater genus Abramis, of the carp family, found in the north temperate zones of both hemispheres. Two species are British: A. brama (the Common Bream) and A. blicca (the White Bream). The former is usually from 1 ft. to 2 ft. in length, with a weight of from two to four pounds, but much larger specimens occur. In colour it is yellowish-white, growing darker with age. This fish affords excellent sport, but the flesh is somewhat insipid. The latter species is rarely more than a foot long, silvery-white with a bluish tinge. Both feed on water-plants, worms, and insects. The so-called Pomeranian Bream is probably a hybrid between the Common Bream and the Roach.