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| color = pink |
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| name = Falkland sprat |
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| regnum = [[Animal]]ia |
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| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]] |
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| classis = [[Actinopterygii]] |
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| ordo = [[Clupeiformes]] |
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| familia = [[Clupeidae]] |
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| genus = ''[[Sprattus]]'' |
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| species = '''''S. fuegensis''''' |
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| binomial = ''Sprattus fuegensis'' |
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| binomial_authority = (Jenyns, 1842) |
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The '''Falkland sprat''', ''Sprattus fuegensis'' is a [[herring]]-like, [[Marine (ocean)|marine]] fish in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Clupeidae]] found in the [[subtropical]] southwest [[Atlantic Ocean]] |
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from 40° S to [[Tierra del Fuego]] and the [[Falkland Islands]]. Its depth range is from the surface to 10 m, and its length is up to 18 cm. |
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The Falkland sprat has a lower jaw slightly projecting, and a [[gill]] cover without bony radiating striae. The last two [[anal fin]] rays are not enlarged, and there are no dark spots on the flanks. The pterotic bulla is absent. It is a schooling species found in coastal waters, and a food item of [[hake]]s, sea birds and [[seal]]s in [[Patagonian]] Falkland waters. |
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Coloration is dark blue [[dorsum (biology)|dorsally]] and silvery white laterally and ventrally, and all fins are translucent. |
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==References== |
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* {{FishBase_species| genus = Sprattus | species = fuegensis | month = May | year = 2006}} |
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==External references== |
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[[Category:Clupeidae]] |
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Revision as of 17:49, 10 September 2006
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The Falkland sprat, Sprattus fuegensis is a herring-like, marine fish in the family Clupeidae found in the subtropical southwest Atlantic Ocean from 40° S to Tierra del Fuego and the Falkland Islands. Its depth range is from the surface to 10 m, and its length is up to 18 cm.
The Falkland sprat has a lower jaw slightly projecting, and a gill cover without bony radiating striae. The last two anal fin rays are not enlarged, and there are no dark spots on the flanks. The pterotic bulla is absent. It is a schooling species found in coastal waters, and a food item of hakes, sea birds and seals in Patagonian Falkland waters.
Coloration is dark blue dorsally and silvery white laterally and ventrally, and all fins are translucent.
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Sprattus fuegensis". FishBase. May 2006 version.