Scottish Coarse Fish Species - Bream
Latin Name - Abramis Brama
Bream are relatively common in many border and central Scottish areas. Castle Loch, Lochmaben, is the most famous Scottish Bream venue and is home to the present record and much bigger specimens.
Scottish Record -
| 11 lb 4oz | 5.100 kg | Castle Loch, Lochmaben | S. Ashton | 2003 |
Picture & Story Of Record Fish Here
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Weight
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Rarely 5.5kg (12lb), very few over 6.4kg (14lb). |
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Length
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Rarely exceed 80cm. |
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Age
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Rarely exceed 18 years. |
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Location
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Lowland rivers or still waters. |
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Behaviour
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Shoaling in large groups near the bed. |
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Preferred
habitat
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Enriched slack water, mud or silt bottom, adaptive. |
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Feeding
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Intake up to 7 per cent of body weight per day. |
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Natural
food
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Invertebrates such as blood worm, molluscs, crustacea. |
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Maturity
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4-6 years. |
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Fecundity
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150,000-300,000 eggs per kg of body weight. |
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Spawning
times
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May-June, 12-20°C. |
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Spawning
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Dense weed, rarely on gravel. |
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Migratory
habits
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Localised migrations to spawning areas. |
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Predators
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Pike. |