Blackbrow bleak

Acanthobrama microlepis

Endemic of the Caspian drainage to twenty five centimeters

Black
Temperate
Lower river
Middle river
Upper river
Local endemic species
Restricted distribution
Freshwater fish
West Asia
Fusiform
Medium
Temperate fish

Acanthobrama microlepis, called the blackbrow bleak or the Caucasian bream, is a species of freshwater fish in the family Leuciscidae. It reaches a maximum size of 25 cm (9.8 in) TL. The species is found in lakes and rivers of the southwestern Caspian Sea drainage basin, including Sefīd-Rūd, Kura River and Aras River. It has also been introduced to Iraq.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Acanthobrama
Maximum length: 25 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Asia: Endemic to the Kura-Aras basin (Ref. 1441 ). Probably also in Sefid of Iran. Distributed in the upper and middle reaches of Kura with tributaries downstream to Mingetchiaur and of Aras downstream to Karadonly (Azerbaijan).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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