| Sprattus | |
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| European sprat, Sprattus sprattus sprattus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Clupeidae |
| Genus: | Sprattus Girgensohn, 1846 |
| Type species | |
| Sprattus haleciformis Girgensohn, 1846[1]
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Sprattus is a genus of small oily fish of the family Clupeidae. They are more usually known by their common name, sprats. There are five species in the genus.
- ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Clupeidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 19 November 2024.