Cyprinidae

Arabian Bream

Acanthobrama hadiyahensis

Endemic to a desert wadi in Saudi Arabia

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• West Asia
• Elongated
• Tropical fish

Acanthobrama hadiyahensis , also known as the Arabian bream, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae. This fish was described from Wadi Hadiyah, Saudi Arabia. They face the same ecological threats as other freshwater fish from the region, mainly habitat loss and damming.