Kingdom Animalia Order Cypriniformes Genus Acanthobrama Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Family Cyprinidae Higher classification Acanthobrama | |
Scientific name Acanthobrama terraesanctae Similar Acanthobrama, Cyprinidae, Tristramella simonis, Acanthobrama telavivensis, Tristramella | ||
Acanthobrama terraesanctae, the Kinneret bream, is a species of freshwater fish in the Cyprinidae family. It is known from two lakes: Lake Tiberias (Sea of Galilee, Lake Kinneret), Israel, and Lake Muzarib, Syria. This is a small planktivorous fish, typically about 14 cm long, occurring near surface in large schools. It is very abundant in Lake Tiberias, whereas there is little information on the other lake, which is small (0.5 km2) and can hold a small population anyway.
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