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.