"A wide range of mollusks including oysters, mussels and scallops were eaten by coastal and river-dwelling populations, and freshwater crayfish were seen as a desirable alternative to meat during fish days. Compared to meat, fish was much more expensive for inland populations, especially in Central Europe, and therefore not an option for most. Freshwater fish such as pike, carp, bream, perch, lamprey, and trout were common. In Islam, the Shafi'i, Maliki and Hanbali schools allow the eating of shellfish, while the Hanafi school does not allow it in Sunni Islam. Nor does the Shi'ite school (Ja'fari) allow it. The Jewish"
"Bream Bream ( ) is a species of freshwater and marine fish belonging to a variety of genera including ""Abramis"" (e.g., ""A. brama"", the common bream), ""Acanthopagrus"", ""Argyrops"", ""Blicca"", ""Brama"", ""Chilotilapia"", ""Etelis"", ""Lepomis"", ""Gymnocranius"", ""Lethrinus"", ""Nemipterus"", ""Pharyngochromis"", ""Rhabdosargus"", or ""Scolopsis"". Although species from all of these genera are called ""bream"", the term does not imply a degree of relatedness between them. Fish termed ""bream"" tend to be narrow, deep-bodied species. The name is a derivation of the Middle English word ""breme"", of Old French origin. The term sea bream is sometimes used for porgies (family Sparidae) or pomfrets (family Bramidae)."
"Bream Bream ( ) is a species of freshwater and marine fish belonging to a variety of genera including ""Abramis"" (e.g., ""A. brama"", the common bream), ""Acanthopagrus"", ""Argyrops"", ""Blicca"", ""Brama"", ""Chilotilapia"", ""Etelis"", ""Lepomis"", ""Gymnocranius"", ""Lethrinus"", ""Nemipterus"", ""Pharyngochromis"", ""Rhabdosargus"", or ""Scolopsis"". Although species from all of these genera are called ""bream"", the term does not imply a degree of relatedness between them. Fish termed ""bream"" tend to be narrow, deep-bodied species. The name is a derivation of the Middle English word ""breme"", of Old French origin. The term sea bream is sometimes used for porgies (family Sparidae) or pomfrets (family Bramidae)."
"Acanthopagrus australis Acanthopagrus australis, the yellowfin bream, also known as sea bream, surf bream, silver bream or eastern black bream, is a species of marine and freshwater fish of the porgy family, Sparidae. It is a deep-bodied fish, occasionally confused with ""Acanthopagrus butcheri"" (black bream), but is generally distinguished by its yellowish ventral and anal fins. It is a popular target for recreational fisherman due to its capacity to fight well above its weight coupled with its table quality. ""A. australis"" is one of 20 species in the genus ""Acanthopagrus"", part of the porgy family Sparidae. The species was first"
"Gilt-head bream The gilt-head (sea) bream (""Sparus aurata"") is a fish of the bream family Sparidae found in the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern coastal regions of the North Atlantic Ocean. It commonly reaches about in length, but may reach and weigh up to about . The gilt-head bream is generally considered the best-tasting of the breams. It is the single species of the genus ""Sparus"" – the Latin name for this fish – which has given the whole family of Sparidae its name. Its specific name, ""aurata"", derives from the gold bar marking between its eyes. The genome of"
"the 3-4 pound range, but some can be caught that are in the 10-15 lb range. The southern black bream (also known as the black bream, southern bream and blue-nosed bream) is a species of marine and freshwater fish of the porgy family, Sparidae. It is a deep-bodied fish, occasionally confused with other similar species that occur within its range, but is generally distinguished from these species by a lack of yellow ventral and anal fins. Southern black bream are endemic to Australia, inhabiting the southern coast from Shark Bay in Western Australia to Mallacoota, Victoria, as well as Tasmania."
"fish for its sporting qualities, with the development of lure fishing for bream adding to this attraction. Aquaculture techniques for the species are being developed, with a slow growth rate the major hurdle to large scale food production. The southern black bream is one of 20 species in the genus ""Acanthopagrus"", part of the porgy family Sparidae. The Sparidae are perciform fish in the suborder Percoidei. The southern black bream was at first confused with its nearly identical east coast relative, the surf bream (""Acanthopagrus australis""), with specimens initially grouped under the name ""Mylio australis"" by Rudall, Hale and Sheriden."
"Acanthopagrus butcheri Acanthopagrus butcheri, the black bream but also commonly known as the southern black bream, southern bream and blue-nosed bream, is a species of marine and freshwater fish of the porgy family, Sparidae. It is a deep-bodied fish, occasionally confused with other similar species that occur within its range, but is generally distinguished from these species by a lack of yellow ventral and anal fins. Southern black bream are endemic to Australia, inhabiting the southern coast from Shark Bay in Western Australia to Mallacoota, Victoria, as well as Tasmania. The species is primarily an inhabitant of estuaries and coastal"
"Western Atlantic seabream Western Atlantic seabream (""Archosargus rhomboidalis"") is an ocean-going species of fish in the family, Sparidae. It was first described in 1758 by the ""father of modern taxonomy,"" Carl Linnaeus, in the 10th edition of his book, ""Systema Naturae"". Within their native range, Western Atlantic seabream are also known as the seabream, brim, tropical sheepshead, chopa amarilla, or salema. Although they are eaten, and have been described as pan fish, Western Atlantic seabream have not gained the popularity as a gamefish that their relative, the sheepshead (""A. probatocephalus"") has. Carl Linnaeus described the Western Atlantic seabream in the"
"Simultaneous hermaphrodites and bi-directional hermaphrodites do not appear as much since Sparidae are found in shallower waters. Species of fish that express a hermaphroditic condition usually ""lack a genetic hardwire"", therefore ecological factors play a role in sex determination. Most species possess grinding, molar-like teeth. Some of the species, such as ""Polysteganus undulosus"", have been subject to overfishing, or exploitation beyond sustainable recovery. The family Sparidae contains about 155 species in 38 genera: The most celebrated of the breams in cookery are the gilt-head bream and the common dentex. Sparidae The Sparidae are a family of fish in the order"
"Blicca bjoerkna Blicca bjoerkna, alternatively called the white bream or the silver bream, is a European species of freshwater fish in the Cyprinidae family. ""Blicca bjoerkna"" is distributed across most of Europe and in the adjacent Western Asia. The natural distribution however excludes peripheral areas including northern Sweden, northern Finland and Norway, and most parts of the British Isles (except Southern England) as well as the Iberian and Italian peninsulas. Introduced populations occur also in Spain and Italy, for instance. The Asian distribution is in the Caspian Sea and Aral Sea basins and in Anatolian Black Sea drainages. Small silver"
"Sparidae The Sparidae are a family of fish in the order Perciformes, commonly called sea breams and porgies. The sheepshead, scup, and red seabream are species in this family. Most sparids are deep-bodied compressed fish with a small mouth separated by a broad space from the eye, a single dorsal fin with strong spines and soft rays, a short anal fin, long pointed pectoral fins and rather large firmly attached scales. They are found in shallow temperate and tropical waters and are bottom-dwelling carnivores. There are hermaphrodites in the Sparidae. Protogyny and protandry appear sporadically through this lineage of fish."
"The anal fin is transparent grey to dark grey, as is the deeply forked caudal fin and the dorsal fin. The anal fin has 21-23 branched rays. Silver bream rarely have mucus on their bodies, and if they ever have, the amount is small. In contrast, bronze bream are often very slimy, especially when young. Blicca bjoerkna Blicca bjoerkna, alternatively called the white bream or the silver bream, is a European species of freshwater fish in the Cyprinidae family. ""Blicca bjoerkna"" is distributed across most of Europe and in the adjacent Western Asia. The natural distribution however excludes peripheral areas"
"m, but adults may occur to 150 m depth. A sedentary fish, either solitary or in small aggregations. In spring, they often occur in brackish water coastal lagoons and estuaries. Mainly carnivorous, accessorily herbivorous. Feed on shellfish, including mussels and oysters. The gilt-head bream is generally considered the best-tasting of the breams and has given the whole family of Sparidae its name. In Portugal the fish is referred to as ""Golden Bream,"" ""Orata,"" or ""Dourada,"" and is widely available as a fresh fish meal in local restaurants along the Algarve. It is called the ""dorada"" in neighboring Spain, where it"
"special adhesive glands, until their yolk is used up. Because of their slender shape, the young fish are often not recognised as bream, but they can be identified by their flat bodies and silvery colour. At this stage, the fish are still pelagic, but after a few months, they acquire their typical body shape and become bottom-dwellers. By three to four years old, the fish are sexually mature. The freshwater bream is not generally caught for consumption. Common Bream are popular with sport and match fishermen. However, bream are not as hard fighting as most other fish native to the"
"1758 edition of ""Systema Naturae"". It was originally placed in ""Perca"", a genus currently containing three species of freshwater fishes, such as the Yellow perch and European perch. It was later moved to the genus ""Archosargus"". The German naturalist Marcus Elieser Bloch described this species in his work, ""Allgemeine Naturgeschichte der Fische"" (General Natural History of Fishes), under the name ""Archosargus unimaculatus"" in 1792, which is now considered an ""ambiguous synonym"". The Western Atlantic seabream is similar to other members of its genus, such as the Sheepshead. They differ in that they are smaller, have several horizontal blue streaks, mixed"
"and can be found in the aquarium trade. It is currently the only known member of its genus. Sailfin snapper The sailfin snapper or blue-lined sea bream (""Symphorichthys spilurus"") is a species of snapper native to the Indo-Pacific region. It inhabits coral reefs in areas with sand substrates at depths from . It is a solitary fish, only coming together with others of its species to spawn. This species can reach a length of . Its body shows blue undulating stripes over a yellow body, an orange stripe crossing the eye, and another one at the back of the head."
"Porgy fishing Porgy is the common name in the US for any fish which belongs to the family Sparidae. They are also called bream. Porgies live in shallow temperate marine waters and are bottom-dwelling carnivores. Most species possess grinding, molar-like teeth. They are often good eating fish, particularly the gilt-head bream and the dentex. The gilt-head bream is found in the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern coastal regions of the North Atlantic Ocean. It grows to about 60 cm long. Found in seagrass beds and sandy bottoms as well as in the surf zone commonly to depths of about 30"
"Acanthobrama tricolor Acanthobrama tricolor, or the Damascus bream, is a species of freshwater fish in the Cyprinidae family. It is endemic to Syria and the Golan Heights, and is recently only known two specimens found in the Masil al Fawwar river system in the late 1980s. It has been extirpated from the Barada river system, where it has not been seen since 1908. It is considered Critically Endangered, and may possibly be extinct, but no studies of the river systems in the Golan Heights have been conducted, and it may still survive there, but the lower Barada is now dry,"
"southern part of that Ocean it is fished mainly for bait. Crenidens crenidens Crenidens crenidens, the karanteen seabream or karanteen, is a species of ray-finned fish from the sea bream family Sparidae which was described by the Swedish zoologist Peter Forsskål in 1775. It is native to the western Indian Ocean but has colonised the eastern Mediterranean Sea since 1970. It is one of only two species in genus ""Crenidens"", the other being the little known ""Crenidens macracanthus"". ""Crenidens crenidens"" has an oblong to ovoid shaped body which is slightly compressed. Smaller adults, less than 19.7 cm in length, show"
"invertebrates, such as bivalves, crustaceans and aquatic plants and can live up to two years in the wild. Western Atlantic seabream Western Atlantic seabream (""Archosargus rhomboidalis"") is an ocean-going species of fish in the family, Sparidae. It was first described in 1758 by the ""father of modern taxonomy,"" Carl Linnaeus, in the 10th edition of his book, ""Systema Naturae"". Within their native range, Western Atlantic seabream are also known as the seabream, brim, tropical sheepshead, chopa amarilla, or salema. Although they are eaten, and have been described as pan fish, Western Atlantic seabream have not gained the popularity as a"
"The fish are founded in waters down to 100 metres deep. Banded seabream The banded seabream (""Diplodus fasciatus"") is a species of marine fish of the Sparidae (Sparids) family. This pelagic-neritic fish grows to 35 cm maximal length, its average is 25 cm, some are as long as 40 cm maximum. It occurs in the eastern Atlantic, off the coast of Cape Verde. The species were named by Achille Valenciennes in 1830 together with Ascension Island seabream (""Diplodocus ascensionis""), ""Diplodocus lineatus"" and the Red Sea seabream (""Diplodus noct""). The genus name is the Latin for the face. Its relative is"
"Vimba vimba Vimba vimba, called also the vimba bream, vimba,zanthe, or zarte, is a European fish species in the Cyprinidae family. It largely lives in the sea but makes an annual migration up-river each year to breed. The vimba bream was at one time classified as a bream as it also has a long anal fin, but has now been placed in a different genus. Its body is not as deep as that of the bream. It also resembles the asp but its mouth is small and behind the snout whereas the asp has a large mouth with the lower"
"invertebrates such as crabs, shellfish, polychaete worms and ascidians. They are fond of oysters, and can be found around oyster farms. The species is fished commercially, predominantly in northern New South Wales and southern Queensland. Fish are taken predominantly in autumn and winter in net and mesh traps. Recreational anglers are thought to catch twice as many fish as commercial fishers. Remains of surf bream recovered from middens in New South Wales indicate it was eaten by indigenous Australians. Acanthopagrus australis Acanthopagrus australis, the yellowfin bream, also known as sea bream, surf bream, silver bream or eastern black bream, is"
"and the middle portions of the river are heavily polluted. Acanthobrama tricolor Acanthobrama tricolor, or the Damascus bream, is a species of freshwater fish in the Cyprinidae family. It is endemic to Syria and the Golan Heights, and is recently only known two specimens found in the Masil al Fawwar river system in the late 1980s. It has been extirpated from the Barada river system, where it has not been seen since 1908. It is considered Critically Endangered, and may possibly be extinct, but no studies of the river systems in the Golan Heights have been conducted, and it may"
"Banded seabream The banded seabream (""Diplodus fasciatus"") is a species of marine fish of the Sparidae (Sparids) family. This pelagic-neritic fish grows to 35 cm maximal length, its average is 25 cm, some are as long as 40 cm maximum. It occurs in the eastern Atlantic, off the coast of Cape Verde. The species were named by Achille Valenciennes in 1830 together with Ascension Island seabream (""Diplodocus ascensionis""), ""Diplodocus lineatus"" and the Red Sea seabream (""Diplodus noct""). The genus name is the Latin for the face. Its relative is the Two-banded seabream (""Diplodus prayensis""). It feeds on invertebrates and algae."
"as he found it to be the oldest valid genus name available. However, the validity of ""Mylio"" was questioned as its describer—Philibert Commerson—had listed the type as ""Sparus mylio"". Munro also found that ""M. australis"" was in fact two separate species, creating the new species name of ""Mylio butcheri"" to accommodate the southern black bream. Munro based this classification on a number of new specimens, ""Acanthopagrus australis"" has a number of common names, many of which are applied to a number of related fish species, both in Australia and worldwide. It was known as the sea bream or surf bream"
"Sea and Baltic Sea, and in the North Sea basin in the Elbe and Ems drainages. There are records from Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Iran, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, and Ukraine. The vimba bream is a semi-anadromous fish, which migrates from brackish water to rivers for spawning. Permanently fresh-water populations exist as well. In the Baltic Sea the species is distributed up to 62°-63° N in Sweden and Finland. Vimba breams move in small shoals along the sea coast, feeding"
"Bluegill The bluegill (""Lepomis macrochirus"") is a species of freshwater fish sometimes referred to as bream, brim, or copper nose. It is a member of the sunfish family Centrarchidae of the order Perciformes. It is native to North America and lives in streams, rivers, lakes, and ponds. It is commonly found east of the Rockies. It usually hides around, and inside, old tree stumps and other underwater structures. It can live in either deep or very shallow water, and will often move back and forth, depending on the time of day or season. Bluegills also like to find shelter among"
"Gourami Gouramis, or gouramies , are a group of freshwater anabantiform fishes that comprise the family Osphronemidae. The fish are native to Asia—from Pakistan and India to the Malay Archipelago and northeasterly towards Korea. The name ""gourami"", of Javanese origin, is also used for fish of the families Helostomatidae and Anabantidae. Many gouramis have an elongated, feeler-like ray at the front of each of their pelvic fins. All living species show parental care: some are mouthbrooders, and others, like the Siamese fighting fish (""Betta splendens""), build bubble nests. Currently, about 133 species are recognised, placed in four subfamilies and about"
"Saddled seabream The saddled seabream (""Oblada melanura""), also called the saddle bream or oblade, is a species of fish of the family Sparidae. It is monotypic in the genus ""Oblada"". It has a fuse-shaped blueish-silver body, with a black spot near the tail. The maximum length recorded for this species is , and maximum recorded weight is . Commonly specimens are around . The mouth is relatively small, with lower jaw being little bit in front of the upper jaw. It is a gregarious fish, spawning in June and July. The saddled seabream is an omnivorous fish, but feeds mainly"
"Acanthobrama lissneri Acanthobrama lissneri, or the Jordan bream, is a species of freshwater fish in the Cyprinidae family. It is found in Israel and Jordan. Its natural habitats are rivers and lakes, and is now commonly found in reservoirs. The Jordan bream is found in the Jordan River drainage basin and the on the coastal plain of Palestine in the Nahr al-Muqatta (Qishon River). It has been introduced into the Azraq Wetland Reserve. It is widely distributed and locally abundant, particularly in lakes such as Lake Kinneret, but there have been significant declines in riverine parts of its range. It"
"have traditionally been cultured extensively in coastal lagoons and saltwater ponds. However, intensive rearing systems were developed during the 1980s, and gilthead seabream has become an important aquaculture species, primarily in the Mediterranean area. Reported production was negligible until the late 1980s, but reached 140,000 tonnes in 2010, thus dwarfing the capture fisheries production. Greece is the biggest seabream producer in Europe, followed by Turkey. The fish is widely used in Mediterranean cooking, under a variety of names: Gilt-head bream The gilt-head (sea) bream (""Sparus aurata"") is a fish of the bream family Sparidae found in the Mediterranean Sea and"