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Southern black bream (Acanthopagrus butcheri)
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Southern black bream (Acanthopagrus butcheri) specimen
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Sparidae

Southern black bream

Acanthopagrus butcheri

A bronzed back whose green sheen fades after death

  • Black
  • Tropical
  • Local endemic species
  • Transcontinental
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Oceania
  • Fusiform
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

Southern black bream is known around Indo-Pacific as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and the largest recorded length is 60 cm.

Family
Sparidae
Maximum length
60 cm
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: endemic to southern Australia.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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