Acanthobrama microlepis (De Filippi, 1863)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Acanthobrama microlepis, called the blackbrow bleak or the Caucasian bream, is a species of freshwater fish in the family Leuciscidae. It reaches a maximum size of 25 cm (9.8 in) TL. The species is found in lakes and rivers of the southwestern Caspian Sea drainage basin, including Sefīd-Rūd, Kura River and Aras River. It has also been introduced to Iraq.
It is an ubiquitous species, which inhabits all kinds of freshwater bodies "with standing or slowly flowing waters as larger streams, rivers, reservoirs and lakes". Hydroelectric exploitation of the river systems does not seem to have impacted this species. Populations are in decline in Iran. The species is locally fished, but commands a low price, and is rarely a targeted species.
Wikipedia contributors, Acanthobrama microlepis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:55:53.847027+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Acanthobrama microlepis (De Filippi, 1863)
- Name authority
- (De Filippi, 1863)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Acanthobrama
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCypriniformes
- familyCyprinidae Rafinesque, 1815
- subfamilyLeuciscinae Bonaparte, 1835
- genusAcanthobrama Heckel, 1843
- speciesAcanthobrama microlepis (De Filippi, 1863)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Acanthobrama. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Acanthobrama tricolor (Lortet, 1883) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthobrama hadiyahensis Coad, Alkahem & Behnke, 1983 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthobrama persidis (Coad, 1981) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthobrama marmid Heckel, 1843 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthobrama thisbeae Freyhof & Özulug, 2014 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthobrama telavivensis Goren, Fishelson & Trewavas, 1973 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthobrama orontis Berg, 1949 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthobrama centisquama Heckel, 1843 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthobrama lissneri Tortonese, 1952 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthobrama urmianus (Günther, 1899) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Alburnus brandtii Kessler, 1880 Kessler, 1880 | synonym |
| Abramis microlepis De Filippi, 1863 De Filippi, 1863 | synonym |
| Alburnus microlepis (De Filippi, 1863) (De Filippi, 1863) | ambiguous synonym |
| Alburnus punctulatus Kessler, 1877 Kessler, 1877 | synonym |
| Acanthalburnus punctulatus (Kessler, 1877) (Kessler, 1877) | synonym |
| Acanthalburnus microlepis (De Filippi, 1863) (De Filippi, 1863) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1020219 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:64CSP. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.