Sprattus

Sprattus
European sprat, Sprattus sprattus sprattus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Clupeidae
Genus:
Girgensohn, 1846
Type species
Sprattus haleciformis
Girgensohn, 1846[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Antu de Buen, 1958
  • Maugeclupea Whitley, 1932
  • Meletta Valenciennes, 1847
  • Spratella Valenciennes, 1847

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

  1. ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Clupeidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
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