Yarkon Bream

Compressed body, dorsal fin inserted behind the origin of pelvic fins. Mouth subterminal, lower jaw at an angle of 25-40° to the horizontal. Pharyngeal teeth 5-5. Silvery body with a dark lateral band.

Dorsal spines (total): 2 - 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7 - 8; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 11 - 14

Found in ponds and slow-moving rivers in very dense populations.