Kingdom Animalia Order Clupeiformes Subfamily Incertae sedis Scientific name Sprattus muelleri Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Family Clupeidae Genus Sprattus Higher classification Sprattus | |
Similar New Zealand, Sprattus, Clupeidae, Clupeiformes, Ramnogaster | ||
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.
Its depth range is from the surface to 110 m, and its length is up to 13 cm.
References
New Zealand sprat Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA