Bream
the carp bream, abramis brama. It is of a yellowish white color, which changes, through age, to a yellowish brown. The sides are golden, the cheeks and gill covers silver white, the BREAST fins, light colored, tinged, the ventral one with red and others with brown. It is found in deep waters and lakes. It is sought after by anglers, who however, consider the flesh insipid. Also the English name of the several fishes belonging to the family cyprinidæ and the genus abramis. The best known species are: (1) The bream or carp bream (A. brama), already described; (2) the white bream, or breamflat (A. blicca); and, (3) the the Pomeranian bream (A. buggenhagii). The species are found in this country and in Europe, but are of little value as food.