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title: "Yellowfin Bream"
description: "Acanthopagrus australis — Vissen. Acanthopagrus australis, the yellowfin bream, also known as sea bream, surf bream, silver bream or eastern black bream, is a species of marine and freshwater fish of the porgy family, Sparidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/yellowfin-bream
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Yellowfin Bream

> Acanthopagrus australis — Vissen. Acanthopagrus australis, the yellowfin bream, also known as sea bream, surf bream, silver bream or eastern black bream, is a species of marine and freshwater fish of the porgy family, Sparidae.

- Scientific name: *Acanthopagrus australis*
- Category: `fish` (Vissen)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Meren en rivieren), `sea` (Zee en kust)
- iNaturalist observations: 3790
- Wikidata: [Q1918226](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1918226)
- iNaturalist taxon: [132533](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/132533)

## Names

- en: Yellowfin Bream
- de: Gelbflossenbrasse

## Countries with the most observations

AU (3557)

## Summary

Acanthopagrus australis, the yellowfin bream, also known as sea bream, surf bream, silver bream or eastern black bream, is a species of marine and freshwater fish of the porgy family, Sparidae. It is a deep-bodied fish, occasionally confused with Acanthopagrus butcheri (black bream), but is generally distinguished by its yellowish ventral and anal fins. It is a popular target for recreational fishermen due to its capacity to fight well above its weight coupled with its table quality.

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

## Photo

![Yellowfin Bream](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/yellowfin-bream/medium.jpg)

Photo: marsyd · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/152218611

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/yellowfin-bream?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).