Australian sprat

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Australian sprat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Clupeidae
Genus: Sprattus
Species: S. novaehollandiae
Binomial name
Sprattus novaehollandiae
(Valenciennes, 1847)

The Australian sprat, Sprattus novaehollandiae, is a sprat fish that lives around Australia including Tasmania. They can grow to 14 cm. Their depth range is from 0 to 50 m. They often enter estuaries.

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