Kingdom Animalia Family Cyprinidae Scientific name Parabramis pekinensis Higher classification Parabramis | Order Cypriniformes Subfamily Cultrinae Phylum Chordata Rank Species | |
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Genus Parabramis
Bleeker, 1865 Similar Wuchang bream, Cyprinidae, Megalobrama, Cypriniformes, Bighead carp | ||
The white Amur bream (Parabramis pekinensis) is a species of cyprinid freshwater fish, of the monotypic genus Parabramis. It is native to eastern Asia, where found from the Amur River basin in Russia south to Ningpo and Shanghai in China. It is an important food fish, and has been introduced to regions outside its native range.
The species was originally described as Abramis pekinensis. The name is derived from the Greek word para, meaning "the side of ", and the Old French word breme, a type of freshwater fish.
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