Abramis brama (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Abramis brama (Linnaeus, 1758) – Native ( Fig. 189)

Cyprinus brama major Forster [J. R.] 1767: 356; Type locality: Volga River, Russia. No types known.

Ciprinus latus Dralet [É.-F.] 1821: 25; Type locality: No locality. No types known.

Abramis vetula Heckel [J. J.] 1836: 230; Type locality: Neusiedler Lake, Hungary and Austria. Syntypes: NMW 55259–60 (1, 1),?91131 (1).

Abramis argyreus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1844: 45; Type locality: No locality. Holotype:? MNHN 0000–1061 (1 of 2).

Abramis vulgaris Mauduyt [F.] 1849: 30. Unneeded replacement name for Cyprinus brama Linnaeus 1758 .

Abramis gehini Blanchard [C. E.] 1866: 355; Type locality: Moselle River at Metz, France. Lectotype: MNHN 0000–3927 (poor condition).

Abramis brama var. sinegorensis Lukasch [B. S.] 1933: 67; Type locality: Lower Vyatka River, Russia. Syntypes: (2) whereabouts unknown.

Abramis brama bergi Grib [A. V.] & Vernidub [M. F.] 1935: 112; Type locality: Aral Sea at Muinsak; Lake Yaskhan in Uzboi.

Abramis brama orientalis Berg [L. S.] 1949: 774 [327]; Type locality: Aral Sea at Muinsak; Lake Yaskhan in Uzboi.

Abramis brama danubii Pavlov [P. I.] 1956: 894; Type locality: Lakes Yalpug and Khitay, Ukraine. Syntypes: whereabouts unknown. Original not seen.

Common name: Pr: Sim, En: Oriental Bream, Eastern or Carp bream.

Diagnosis: Mouth sub-inferior, which can be extended as a tube, a scaleless keel on the belly, deep body, anal fin base twice as long as the dorsal fin, modally 9 branched dorsal fin rays and uniserial pharyngeal teeth.

Meristic characters: D: III 8–10 (9), A: III 22–30, P: 16–17, V: 8, GR: 23–27, LL: 48–60.

Distribution: Caspian Sea and Urmia Lake (maybe introduced) basins ( Fig. 190). Reported from the Astara to the Atrak Rivers in the whole Caspian Sea basin. We captured from Anzali Wetland, Siah-Keshim, Sefidrud, Aras, Mahabad Chay and Zarineh.

Taxonomy: Berg (1949) placed in Abramis .

Conservation: IUCN: Least Concern (Freyhof and Kottelat 2008).