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Sprattus sprattus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Actinopterygii
order
Clupeiformes
family
Clupeidae
genus
Sprattus
species
Sprattus sprattus

Name

Synonyms
Clupanodon phalerica Risso, 1827
Clupea latulus Cuvier, 1829
Clupea papalina Bonaparte, 1846
Clupea schoneveldii Krøyer, 1846
Clupea spratttus Linnaeus, 1758
Clupea sprattus Linnaeus, 1758
Clupea sprattus balticus Schneider, 1908
Clupea sulinae Antipa, 1904
Meletta vulgaris Valenciennes, 1847
Spratella pumila Valenciennes, 1847
Spratella serdinka Nikolskii, 1923
Spratella sprattus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Spratella sprattus baltica (Schneider, 1908)
Sprattus sprattus balticus (Schneider, 1908)
Sprattus sprattus phalearicus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Sprattus sprattus phalerica (Risso, 1827)
Sprattus sprattus phalericus (Risso, 1827)
Sprattus sprattus sprattus
Spratus spratus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Homonyms
Sprattus sprattus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common names
Alaccia in Italian
Alatxa in Spanish
Alatxa in Spanish
Amelette in French
Amelette in French
Amploia in Catalan–Valencian
Amploya in Spanish
Amploya in Spanish
Anchosen in German
Anchovis in German
Anjovissäilyke in Finnish
Ansjovis in Swedish
Ançuez in Turkish
Appetitsild in German
Appetittsild in Norwegian
Aptitsill in Swedish
Baltic sprat in English
Baltic sprat in English
Baltiiskya kil'ka in Russian
Breitling in German
Breitling in German
Brisling in English
Brisling in German
Brisling in French
Brisling in Danish
Brisling in Norwegian
Brisling in Norwegian
Brisling in English
Brisling in Danish
Brislingur in Icelandic
Brislingur in Icelandic
Brislingur in Faroese
Ceacea in language.
Ceacea in Romanian
Chernomor shprot in Russian
Chernomorski shprot in Russian
Ciacia in language.
Ciacia in Romanian
Collaca in Spanish
Collaca in Spanish
Corbennog in Welsh
Czprot in Polish
Enchovagem in Portuguese
Espadilha in Portuguese
Espadilha in Portuguese
Espadilha fumada in Portuguese
Espadin in Spanish
Espadin in Spanish
Espadines o arenques anchoados in Spanish
Espadín in Spanish

Bibliographic References

  1. Cattrijsse, A.; Vincx, M. (2001). Biodiversity of the benthos and the avifauna of the Belgian coastal waters: summary of data collected between 1970 and 1998. Sustainable Management of the North Sea. Federal Office for Scientific, Technical and Cultural Affairs: Brussel, Belgium. 48 pp.
  2. Dyntaxa. (2013). Swedish Taxonomic Database. Accessed at www.dyntaxa.se [15-01-2013].
  3. Eschmeyer, R. (eds.) (2012) Catalog of Fishes - version of 2 October 2012. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp
  4. Eschmeyer, William N., ed., 1998: Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3. 2905.
  5. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2019). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (12/2019).
  6. Kullander, O., Nyman, Jilg & Delling (2012) Nationalnyckeln till Sveriges flora och fauna. Ryggsträngsdjur: Strålfeniga fiskar. Chordata: Actinopterygii
  7. Kullander, S.O. (1999) Förteckning över svenska fiskar
  8. Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp.
  9. Nijssen, H. (2001)
  10. Shiino, Sueo M., 1976: List of Common Names of Fishes of the World, Those Prevailing among English-speaking Nations. Science Report of Shima Marineland, no. 4. 262.
  11. Whitehead, Peter J. P., 1985: Clupeoid Fishes of the World (Suborder Clupeoidei): An Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue of the Herrings, Sardines, Pilchards, Sprats, Shads, Anchovies and Wolf-herrings: Part 1 - Chirocentridae, Clupeidae and Pristigasteridae. FAO Fisheries Synopsis, no. 125, vol. 7, pt. 1. x + 303.
  12. van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374
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