Silver Bream

Guster ( Blicca bjoerkna )

The silver bream ( Blicca bjoerkna, Syn: Abramis bjoerkna, Linnaeus, 1758), also known as looks or half bream, one of the carp fish.

It can be explained by the large eye diameter slightly different from Zobel and lead ( bream ). The approaches of breast and pelvic fins are reddish in him and gray in the lead. On average, these fish are 15 to 20 inches long. Capitals copies are up to 36 centimeters long and are thus smaller than the lead. In contrast to lead the Güster his mouth can not vorstülpen. His great anal fin is equipped with a black outer edge. He does not show the golden color of lead, but is laterally silver finish.

Its habitat are standing waters and weak flowing stretches of river in Europe, preferably rich in plant growth shore areas. He lives in swarms, is not valued as a food fish and is therefore considered by fishermen as food competitor of other carp.

Hazardous situation

The World Conservation Union IUCN takes the white bream in the Red List of endangered species and judged him as not threatened (Least Concern ), since the species is widespread and no significant threats are seen.