Spratelloides robustus
| Blue sprat | |
|---|---|
| Not Evaluated[1] | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Clupeidae |
| Genus: | Spratelloides |
| Species: | S. robustus |
| Binomial name | |
| Spratelloides robustus J. D. Ogilby, 1897 | |
Spratelloides robustus, the blue sprat, also known as the fringe-scale round herring, blue bait or blue sardine, is a type of sprat fish.[2]
Description and behavior
The Spratelloides robustus has no spine, but has 10–14 Dorsal soft rays, 9–14 Anal soft rays, and 46–47 vertebrae, and a W-shaped pelvic scute. The males can grow up to 12 centimetres (0.39 ft). They are oviparous.[1]
Distribution and habititat
The Spratelloides robustus mainly lives around southern Australia, at a range from the Dampier Archipelago to the south of Queensland, including Tasmania.[1]
Footnotes
- 1 2 3 "Spratelloides robustus summary page". FishBase. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ↑ Fish.gov entry
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