Australian sprat
| Australian sprat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Clupeidae |
| Subfamily: | Incertae sedis |
| Genus: | Sprattus |
| Species: | S. novaehollandiae |
| Binomial name | |
| Sprattus novaehollandiae (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1847) | |
The Australian sprat, Sprattus novaehollandiae, is a sprat fish whose habitat ranges in the waters surrounding Australia including Tasmania. They can grow to 14 cm. Their depth range is from 0 to 50 m. They often enter estuaries.
References
- "Sprattus novaehollandiae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 30 January 2006.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2005). "Sprattus novaehollandiae" in FishBase. 10 2005 version.
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