Acanthobrama marmid Heckel, 1843
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 marmid, or the Mesopotamian bream or Tigris bream, is a species of freshwater fish in the family Leuciscidae. It is widespread and abundant in the Tigris–Euphrates river system. It lives in many kinds of lowland waters, and can also tolerate modified water bodies such as reservoirs and moderately-polluted rivers.
It can grow up to a length of 30 cm. It is caught commercially but is of low value.
Wikipedia contributors, Acanthobrama marmid; 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 marmid Heckel, 1843
- Name authority
- Heckel, 1843
- 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 marmid Heckel, 1843
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 microlepis (De Filippi, 1863) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| 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 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 |
|---|---|
| Acanthobrama arrhada Heckel, 1843 Heckel, 1843 | synonym |
| Acanthobrama cupida Heckel, 1843 Heckel, 1843 | synonym |
| Acanthobrama marmid elata Berg, 1949 Berg, 1949 | synonym |
| Acanthobrama marmid marmid Heckel, 1893 Heckel, 1893 | 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.
- Heckel, J. J. (1843). Ichthyologie [von Syrien]. In: J. Von Russegger. Reisen in Europa, Asien Und Africa, Mit Besonderer Rücksicht Auf Die Naturwissenschaftlichen Verhältnisse Der Betreffenden Länder Unternommen in Den Jahren 1835 Bis 1841, Etc. Stuttgart, v. 1 (pt 2), pp 990–1099. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.35097 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:64D52. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.