Australian sprat
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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.
[edit] References
- Sprattus novaehollandiae (TSN 551218). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on 30 January 2006.
- "Sprattus novaehollandiae". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. 10 2005 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2005.