Sprattus is a genus of small oily fish of the family Clupeidae. They are more usually known by their common name, . There are five species in the genus.
Species
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Sprattus antipodum (James Hector, 1872) (New Zealand blueback sprat)
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Sprattus fuegensis (Jenyns, 1842) (Fueguian sprat)
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Sprattus muelleri (Klunzinger, 1879) (New Zealand sprat)
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Sprattus novaehollandiae (Valenciennes, 1847) (Australian sprat)
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European sprat (Carl Linnaeus, 1758) (European sprat)
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The most common species of Sprat that is discussed in research is the Sprattus sprattus, mostly because of its prevalence in the Baltic Sea.
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Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982)
