Sprattus

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.

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

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.