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title: "Goldbrasse"
description: "Sparus aurata — Fische. The gilt-head bream (Sparus aurata), also known as the gilthead, dourade, gilt-head seabream, European seabream or silver seabream, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sparidae, the seabreams or porgies."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/gilthead-seabream
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Goldbrasse

> Sparus aurata — Fische. The gilt-head bream (Sparus aurata), also known as the gilthead, dourade, gilt-head seabream, European seabream or silver seabream, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sparidae, the seabreams or porgies.

- Scientific name: *Sparus aurata*
- Category: `fish` (Fische)
- Habitats: `sea` (Meer & Küste)
- iNaturalist observations: 3774
- iNaturalist taxon: [1494783](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1494783)

## Names

- en: Gilthead Seabream
- de: Goldbrasse
- es: Dorada
- fr: Dorade royale

## Countries with the most observations

FR (746), ES (700), GR (682), HR (450), IT (357), PT (100), TR (84), AL (68), DZ (29), SI (23), ME (18), GB (15)

## Summary

The gilt-head bream (Sparus aurata), also known as the gilthead, dourade, gilt-head seabream, European seabream or silver seabream, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sparidae, the seabreams or porgies. This fish is found in the Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. It is a highly esteemed food fish and an important species in aquaculture.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilt-head_bream

## Photo

![Goldbrasse](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/gilthead-seabream/medium.jpg)

Photo: Paul Braun · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/311200249

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/gilthead-seabream?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).