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Sprat
Sprat is the common name applied to a group of forage fish belonging to the genus ''Sprattus'' in the Family (biology), family Clupeidae. The term also is applied to a number of other small sprat-like forage fish (''Clupeoides'', ''Clupeonella'', ''Corica (fish), Corica'', ''Ehirava'', ''Hyperlophus'', ''Microthrissa'', ''Nannothrissa'', ''Platanichthys'', ''Ramnogaster'', ''Rhinosardinia'', and ''Stolothrissa''). Like most forage fishes, sprats are highly active, small, oily fish. They travel in large Shoaling and schooling, schools with other fish and swim continuously throughout the day.Meskendahl, L., J.-P. Herrmann, and A. Temming. "Effects of Temperature and Body Mass on Metabolic Rates of Sprat, Sprattus Sprattus L." ''Marine Biology'' 157.9 (2010): 1917–1927. Academic Search Premier. Web. 26 November 2011. p. 192/ref> They are recognized for their nutritional value, as they contain high levels of polyunsaturated fats, considered beneficial to the human diet. They are ...
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Australian Sprat
The Australian sprat (''Sprattus novaehollandiae'') is a sprat fish whose habitat ranges in the waters surrounding Australia including Tasmania. It is a pelagic fish which is found in anti-tropical, temperate water. It is a part of the Clupeidae family. Other members of the Cluepeidae family also include herring, menhaden, sardines as well as shads. It is currently a relative unknown species of Sprat compared to the other members of the family. In total, there are five different types of True Sprats. What makes Australian Sprats different from the rest is their location and appearance. Sprattus Novaehollandiae have a dark blue back and a protruding lower jaw. They are found in the Southern regions of Australian such as lower Victoria and Tasmania were there are colder climates. On average, Australian Sprat grown up to 14 cm and live in the range of 0–50 meters deep in the ocean. They will lay between 10,000 and 40,000 eggs per year and live for approximately 5–7 years. O ...
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European Sprat
The European sprat (''Sprattus sprattus''), also known as brisling, brisling sardine, bristling, garvie, garvock, Russian sardine, russlet, skipper or whitebait, is a species of small marine fish in the herring family Clupeidae. Found in European, West Asian and North African waters, it has silver grey scales and white-grey flesh. Specific seas in which the species occurs include the Irish Sea, Black Sea, Baltic Sea and Sea of the Hebrides. The fish is the subject of fisheries, particularly in Scandinavia, and is made into fish meal, as well as being used for human consumption. When used for food it can be canned, salted, breaded, fried, boiled, grilled, baked, deep fried, marinated, broiled, and smoked. Taxonomy This fish was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758 in the 10th edition of Systema Naturae. He called it ''Clupea sprattus'', but it was later transferred to the genus '' Sprattus''. Three subspecies are recognised; ''S. sprattus balticus'' from the Baltic Sea; ''S ...
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''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. 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 Events January–March * January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the starting point of modern zoologic ...) (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. References * * Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, ''Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand'' ...
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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. 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 Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné,#Blunt, Blunt (2004), p. 171. was a Swedish biologist and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming o ..., 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. References * * Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, ''Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zea ...
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New Zealand Blueback Sprat
The New Zealand blueback sprat (''Sprattus antipodum'') is a herring-like, forage fish of the family Clupeidae found in the waters around New Zealand, between latitudes 37° S and 48° S, and longitude 166° E and 180° E, to depths of up to 50 m. It belongs to the genus ''Sprattus'', a small oily fish usually known by their common name, sprats. Its length is up to 12 cm. The species schools in coastal waters primarily on the bottom or midwater, with shoals of fish seen on the surface usually only in summer. It is fished mainly in subsistence fisheries and occasionally used as fishing bait Fishing bait is any bait (luring substance), luring substance used specifically to attract and fishing, catch fish, typically when angling with a fish hook, hook and fishing line, line. There are generally two types of baits used in angling: '' .... See also * New Zealand sprat References * Bibliography * {{DEFAULTSORT:New Zealand blueback sprat New Zealand blueback sprat ...
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New Zealand Sprat
The New Zealand sprat (''Sprattus muelleri'') is a herring-like, marine fish in the family Clupeidae found in the subtropical southwest Pacific Ocean endemic to New Zealand. It belongs to a genus ''Sprattus'' of small oily fish, usually known by their common name, sprats. Its depth range is from the surface to 110 m, and its length is up to 13 cm. See also * New Zealand blueback sprat The New Zealand blueback sprat (''Sprattus antipodum'') is a herring-like, forage fish of the family Clupeidae found in the waters around New Zealand, between latitudes 37° S and 48° S, and longitude 166° E and 180° E, to depths of up to 50 ... References * {{DEFAULTSORT:New Zealand sprat New Zealand sprat Endemic marine fish of New Zealand Taxa named by Carl Benjamin Klunzinger New Zealand sprat ...
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Falkland Sprat
The Fueguian sprat or Falkland sprat (''Sprattus fuegensis'') is a herring-like, marine fish in the family Clupeidae found in the subtropical southwest Atlantic Ocean from 40° S to Tierra del Fuego and the Falkland Islands. Its depth range is from the surface to 10 m, and its length is up to 18 cm. The Fueguian sprat has a lower jaw slightly projecting, and a gill cover without bony radiating striae. The last two anal fin rays are not enlarged, and there are no dark spots on the flanks. The pterotic bulla is absent. It is a schooling species found in coastal waters, and a food item of hakes, sea birds and seals in Patagonian Falkland waters. Coloration is dark blue dorsally Standard anatomical terms of location are used to describe unambiguously the anatomy of humans and other animals. The terms, typically derived from Latin or Greek roots, describe something in its standard anatomical position. This position provi ... and silvery white laterally and ventrally, and ...
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Platanichthys
''Platanichthys'' is a monospecific genus of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Dorosomatidae Dorosomatidae is a family of clupeiform fishes. It is now recognized by FishBase as a family in its own right; it had been considered to be a subfamily of Clupeidae. It contains 31 extant Extant or Least-concern species, least concern is ..., which also includes the gizzard shads and sardinellas. The only species in the genus is ''Platanichthys platana'', the Rio Plata sprat. This is a very small species of fish that is endemic to South America. Environment ''Platanichthys platana'' is recorded to be found in a freshwater environment within a pelagic depth range. Although it is recorded to live in a freshwater environment, it lives in brackish water, which is defined as slightly salty water. This species is native to a subtropical climate. Size ''P. platana'' can reach the maximum recorded length of about 6.7 centimeters or about 2.63 inches as an unsexed male. The com ...
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Clupeidae
Clupeidae is a family of clupeiform ray-finned fishes, comprising, for instance, the herrings and sprats. Many members of the family have a body protected with shiny cycloid (very smooth and uniform) scales, a single dorsal fin, and a fusiform body for quick, evasive swimming and pursuit of prey composed of small planktonic animals. Due to their small size and position in the lower trophic level of many marine food webs, the levels of methylmercury they bioaccumulate are very low, reducing the risk of mercury poisoning when consumed. The earliest known fossil members of this group are the stem-clupeids '' Italoclupea'' and '' Lecceclupea'' from the late Campanian/early Maastrichtian of Italy.'''' Description and biology Clupeids are mostly marine forage fish, although a few species are found in fresh water. No species has scales on the head, and some are entirely scaleless. The lateral line is short or absent, and the teeth are unusually small where they are present at all. ...
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Sardine
Sardine and pilchard are common names for various species of small, oily forage fish in the herring suborder Clupeoidei. The term "sardine" was first used in English during the early 15th century; a somewhat dubious etymology says it comes from the Italian island of Sardinia, around which sardines were once supposedly abundant. The terms "sardine" and "pilchard" are not precise, and what is meant depends on the region. The United Kingdom's Sea Fish Industry Authority, for example, classifies sardines as young pilchards. One criterion suggests fish shorter in length than are sardines, and larger fish are pilchards. The FAO/ WHO Codex standard for canned sardines cites 21 species that may be classed as sardines. FishBase, a database of information about fish, calls at least six species pilchards, over a dozen just sardines, and many more with the two basic names qualified by various adjectives. Etymology The word ''sardine'' first appeared in English in the 15th cen ...
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Ehirava
''Ehirava fluviatilis'', or the Malabar sprat, is a species of fish endemic to the rivers and coastal lagoons and estuaries of southern India and Sri Lanka. It is the only recognized species in the genus ''Ehirava''. It grows to standard length Fish measurement is the measuring of individual fish and various parts of fish anatomy, their anatomies, for data used in many areas of ichthyology, including Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy and fishery biology. Overall length Standard length (SL) is .... References Clupeidae Monotypic ray-finned fish genera Fish of India Fish of Sri Lanka Taxa named by Paulus Edward Pieris Deraniyagala Fish described in 1929 {{Clupeiformes-stub ...
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