Surf bream

Surf bream, Acanthopagrus australis, (also known as silver bream, eastern black bream, yellowfin bream, sea bream and bream) is a species of marine and freshwater fish of the porgy family, Sparidae. It is a deep-bodied fish, occasionally confused with other similar species that occur within its range, but is generally distinguished from these species by its yellow ventral and anal fins. It is almost identical to the tarwhine and is only distinguised from it by a subtle difference in head shape. It is a highly sought after table fish and is a very popular target for recreation fisherman due to its capacity to fight well above its weight coupled with the aforementioned table quality.

It is found off the coast of Australia from Townsville in North Queensland south to the Gippsland Lakes region in eastern Victoria and is common throughout most of the coastal rivers of Victoria, all coast rivers of New South Wales and coast rivers of South East Queensland. It is a prolific fish that can survive in almost entirely freshwater often sharing habitat with the Australian bass.