Sprattus

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Sprattus
European sprat, Sprattus sprattus sprattus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Clupeiformes Family: Clupeidae Subfamily: Incertae sedis Genus: Sprattus Girgensohn, 1846
Species
New Zealand blueback sprat, Sprattus antipodum Fueguian sprat, Sprattus fuegensis New Zealand sprat, Sprattus muelleri Australian sprat, Sprattus novaehollandiae Baltic sprat, Sprattus sprattus balticus European sprat, Sprattus sprattus sprattus

Sprattus is a genus of small oily fish of the family Clupeidae. They are commonly fried and eaten in British and Bulgarian cuisine[1].

[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