Sprattus
| Sprattus | |
|---|---|
| European sprat, Sprattus sprattus sprattus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Clupeidae |
| Genus: | Sprattus Girgensohn, 1846 |
| Type species | |
| Sprattus haleciformis Girgensohn, 1846 | |
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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.