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* [[New Zealand blueback sprat]], ''[[Sprattus antipodum]]'' <small>(Hector, 1872)</small> |
* [[New Zealand blueback sprat]], ''[[Sprattus antipodum]]'' <small>(Hector, 1872)</small> |
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* [[Fueguian sprat]], ''[[Sprattus fuegensis]]'' <small>(Jenyns, 1842)</small> |
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* [[New Zealand sprat]], ''[[Sprattus muelleri]]'' <small>(Klunzinger, 1879)</small> |
* [[New Zealand sprat]], ''[[Sprattus muelleri]]'' <small>(Klunzinger, 1879)</small> |
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* [[Australian sprat]], ''[[Sprattus novaehollandiae]]'' <small>(Valenciennes, 1847)</small> |
* [[Australian sprat]], ''[[Sprattus novaehollandiae]]'' <small>(Valenciennes, 1847)</small> |
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| Genus: | Sprattus Girgensohn, 1846
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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].
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)
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