picnic seabream

Acanthopagrus berda

Deep Bodied Seabream of the Red Sea

Gray
Tropical
Regional distribution
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Deep-bodied
Compressed cross-section
Large
Tropical fish

Acanthopagrus berda, the goldsilk seabream, sly bream, picnic seabream, black sea bream, black porgy, picky bream, silver bream or river bream, is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sparidae, the sea breams and porgies. This species is found in the Indian Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Sparidae
Genus: Acanthopagrus
Maximum length: 90 cm
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Indian Ocean, South Africa, Mozambique, the Red Sea, Persian Gulf, India, Phuket (Andaman Sea, specimen lost), and Malaysia (Penang Island and Langkawi Island, near Singapore). Western Pacific specimens recorded as A. berda refer to Acanthopagrus pacificus (Ref. 86288 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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