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Silver bream

Silver bream

Silver bream (Blicca bjoerkna) —fish of the carp family, the only representative of the monotypic genus Blicca. Has a silver body, strongly flattened laterally, very much like a young bream, the main difference of these fish - the number and arrangement of pharyngeal teeth, which are located on each side not five, seven and even though in two rows.
Prefer a quiet and warm water with muddy clay soil. The most abundant in lakes, flood waters, in the plains of rivers with slow current and rarely in areas with a swift current. Belarus is widespread in all the rivers, reservoirs and many lakes.