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Definition of Clupea sprattus

Clupea sprattus
Sprat Sprat, n. [OE. sprot, sprotte, D. sprot; akin to G. sprotte.] (Zo["o]l.) (a) A small European herring (Clupea sprattus) closely allied to the common herring and the pilchard; -- called also garvie. The name is also applied to small herring of different kinds. (b) A California surf-fish (Rhacochilus toxotes); -- called also alfione, and perch. Sprat borer (Zo["o]l.), the red-throated diver; -- so called from its fondness for sprats. See Diver. Sprat loon. (Zo["o]l.) (a) The young of the great northern diver. [Prov. Eng.] (b) The red-throated diver. See Diver. Sprat mew (Zo["o]l.), the kittiwake gull.

Meaning of Clupea sprattus from wikipedia

- Naturae. He called it Clupea sprattus, but it was later transferred to the genus Sprattus. Three subspecies are recognised; S. sprattus balticus from the...
- currently comprises the following 7 genera. Clupea Ethmidium Gudusia Hyperlophus Potamalosa Ramnogaster Sprattus The family arguably also contains the "Sundasalangidae"...
- classed as sardines, including Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus), and brisling sardine (Sprattus sprattus); FishBase, a comprehensive database of information...
- monstrosa and Glyptocephalus cynoglossus. On the top are Clupea harengus, Scomber scombrus, Sprattus sprattus. Some species that move between are Pandalus borealis...
- Alosa alosa Twaite shad, Alosa fallax Atlantic herring, Clupea harengus Sprat, Clupea sprattus European pilchard, Sardina pilchardus European anchovy,...
- with anchovies being substituted for sprats. This is because sprats (Sprattus sprattus) pickled in sugar, salt and ****es have been known in Sweden as ansjovis...
- Arrheni, Fredrik. "Feeding preferences of herring (Clupea harengus) and sprat (Sprattus sprattus) in the southern Baltic Sea". ICES Journal of Marine...
- threadfin Clupea (Herring, Hatchetfishes, & kin) Clupea harengus – Atlantic herring Clupea sprattus – European sprat Clupea alosa – Allis shad Clupea encrasicolus...
- Arrheni, Fredrik. "Feeding preferences of herring (Clupea harengus) and sprat (Sprattus sprattus) in the southern Baltic Sea." ICES Journal of Marine...
- sturgeon, Acipenser sturio Atlantic herring, Clupea harengus membras European sprat, Sprattus sprattus balticus Twait shad, Alosa fallax European anchovy...