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Abramis brama

noun
1.
European freshwater fish having a flattened body and silvery scales; of little value as food.  Synonym: European bream.






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... amongst the males, "she is immediately pressed closely by a male on each side; and when they have been in that situation for a time, are superseded by other two males." (73. Yarrell, 'Hist. British Fishes,' vol. i. 1826, p. 307; on the Cyprinus carpio, p. 331; on the Tinca vulgaris, p. 331; on the Abramis brama, p. 336. See, for the minnow (Leuciscus phoxinus), 'Loudon's Magazine of Natural History,' ...
— The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex • Charles Darwin



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