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European Sprat

Sprattus sprattus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 28,176, February 20,810, March 32,605, April 51,296, May 73,960, June 80,649, July 86,300, August 74,217, September 54,489, October 40,672, November 22,225, December 17,371.
United States582,771
Alaska582,771
United Kingdom4
England4
France4
Sweden2
Occitanie2
Finland1
Finland Proper1
Skåne län1

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderHerrings · Clupeiformes
FamilyHerrings and Sprats · Clupeidae
GenusSprattus

Sources

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