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Anchovy sprat

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Clupeidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Species

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Subfamily
  
Clupeinae

Genus
  
Clupeonella

Order
  
Clupeiformes

Similar
  
Clupeonella, Abrau sprat, Alosa braschnikowi, Black Sea sprat, Alosa caspia

Anchovy sprat, Clupeonella engrauliformis, is a species of fish in the Clupeidae family. It is one of the several species of Clupeonella found in the Caspian Sea It lives pelagically in the central and southern parts of this brackishwater lake. It is typically 12 cm long, and up to 16.5 cm maximum. May be found down to 78 m depth.

See also: Clupeonella grimmi

References

Anchovy sprat Wikipedia