Bream

Image:bream.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Common bream caught in the Volga River near Kashin, Russia
Bream are species of freshwater fish belonging to a variety of genera including Abramis, Ballerus, Blicca, Chilotilapia, Etelis, Lepomis, Gymnocranius, Lethrinus, Nemipterus, Pharyngochromis, Rhabdosargus, Scolopsis, or Serranochromis.
Although species from all of these genera are called "bream", the term does not imply a degree of relatedness between them. Fish termed "bream" tend to be narrow, deep-bodied species. The name is a derivation of the Middle English word breme, of Old French origin.

Marine species

The term sea bream is sometimes used for fish of the family Sparidae including Acanthopagrus, Argyrops, gilt-head bream Sparus aurata, black seabream Spondyliosoma cantharus and red seabream Pagrus or Pagellus species; or pomfrets.