New Zealand sprat

New Zealand sprat

New zealand sprat

Kingdom
Phylum
Order
Family
Genus
SPECIES
Sprattus muelleri
Length
10-13
3.9-5.1
cminch
cm inch 

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.

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Its depth range is from the surface to 110 m, and its length is up to 13 cm.

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References

1. New Zealand sprat Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_sprat
2. New Zealand sprat on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/98839582/98887018

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