Biology:Sprattus

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Sprattus
Clupea sprattus.jpg
European sprat, Sprattus sprattus sprattus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Clupeidae
Subfamily: Clupeinae
Genus: Sprattus
Girgensohn, 1846

Sprattus is a genus of small oily fish of the family Clupeidae. They are more usually known by their common name, sprats. There are five species in the genus.

Species

  • Sprattus antipodum (Hector, 1872) (New Zealand blueback sprat)
  • Sprattus fuegensis (Jenyns, 1842) (Fueguian sprat)
  • Sprattus muelleri (Klunzinger, 1879) (New Zealand sprat)
  • Sprattus novaehollandiae (Valenciennes, 1847) (Australian sprat)
  • Sprattus sprattus (Linnaeus, 1758) (European sprat)
    • The most common species of Sprat that is discussed in research is the Sprattus sprattus, mostly because of its prevalence in the Baltic Sea.

References

  • Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). Species of Sprattus in FishBase. March 2006 version.
  • Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN:0-00-216987-8

Wikidata ☰ Q622542 entry