Sprattus
Genus of fishes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Genus of fishes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
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European sprat, Sprattus sprattus sprattus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Clupeiformes |
Family: | Clupeidae |
Subfamily: | Clupeinae |
Genus: | Sprattus Girgensohn, 1846 |