Often confused with Yellowfin Bream found mostly on the east coast, which has pale yellow ventral and anal fins.

It is often very difficult to separate this species from Acanthopagrus australis, and the two species are known to hybridize in Victoria

At a glance

Habitat In bays, inlets, estuaries, and in the lower reaches of rivers, in depths of 0-30 m
Size Can grow up to around 66 cm
Origin Endemic
Distribution Endemic to southern Australia, in rivers rivers and estuaries from Ulladulla, New South Wales, to Shark Bay, Western Australia, and thourhgout coastal rivers of Tasmania, and Flinders and Kangaroo Islands
Descriptions
Distribution
Endemic to southern Australia, in rivers rivers and estuaries from Ulladulla, New South Wales, to Shark Bay, Western Australia, and thourhgout coastal rivers of Tasmania, and Flinders and Kangaroo Islands
Habitat
In bays, inlets, estuaries, and in the lower reaches of rivers, in depths of 0-30 m
Size
Can grow up to around 66 cm

Identification

Silvery olive brown to dark bronze or greenish above, whitish below, with brownish-black pelvic and anal fins, a small black spot at pectoral-fin base, caudal fin margin black.
Common Name Black Bream
Aliases Blue Nose Bream, Perth Bream, Southern Black Bream,
Origin Endemic
Conservation Least Concern
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
SuperclassGnathostomata
ClassActinopterygii
SubclassEuteleostei
SuperorderAcanthopterygii
OrderPerciformes
SuborderPercoidei
FamilySparidae
GenusAcanthopagrus
SpeciesAcanthopagrus butcheri
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Synonyms

There are no known synonyms for this species
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