 The lateral line scale count for silver bream is 44-49, while for bronze bream it is 49 and above, and more usually well above 50.Larger specimens are far easier to discern, because of marked differences in color and body shape.By the time both species attain sexual maturity they become relatively easy to tell apart from one another, the silver bream's scales remaining a bright, highly reflective, silver colour all their lives, whilst the scales of the bronze bream begin to take on a variety of hues, from dark brown to a light ochre yellow, however, some bronze bream do remain a silvery colour all their lives, depending upon habitat.