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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

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


References

  • Species of 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



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