Sprattus
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- See also: Sprat (surname) and Sprotte
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 European sprat, Sprattus sprattus sprattus
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Sprattus is a Genus of small oily fish of the Family Clupeidae. They are commonly fried and eaten in British cuisine[1].
[edit] Species
- New Zealand blueback sprat, Sprattus antipodum (Hector, 1872)
- Fueguian sprat, Sprattus fuegensis (Jenyns, 1842)
- New Zealand sprat, Sprattus muelleri (Klunzinger, 1879)
- Australian sprat, Sprattus novaehollandiae (Valenciennes, 1847)
- Baltic sprat, Sprattus sprattus balticus (Schneider, 1908)
- European sprat, Sprattus sprattus sprattus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Blue sprat, Spratelloides robustus (Ogilby, 1897)
- Sandy sprat, Hyperlophus vittatus (Castelnau, 1875)
- Slender sprat, Spratelloides gracilis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
- Glassy sprat, Hyperlophus translucidus (McCulloch, 1917)
[edit] References
- "Sprattus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. March 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
- 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
