Australian sprat
| Australian sprat | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Clupeidae |
| Genus: | Sprattus |
| Species: | S. novaehollandiae
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| Binomial name | |
| Sprattus novaehollandiae (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1847)
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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[]
- ^ Gaughan, D.; Munroe, T.A.; Mohd Arshaad, W. (2017). "Sprattus novaehollandiae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T98840585A98887024. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T98840585A98887024.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- "Sprattus novaehollandiae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 30 January 2006.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2005). "Sprattus novaehollandiae" in FishBase. 10 2005 version.
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- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Sprattus
- Marine fish of Eastern Australia
- Marine fish of Southern Australia
- Marine fish of Tasmania
- Fauna of Victoria (Australia)
- Fish described in 1847
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