Spratelloides robustus

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Spratelloides robustus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Spratelloididae
Genus: Spratelloides
Species:
S. robustus
Binomial name
Spratelloides robustus

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]

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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. [3]

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. [3]

Footnotes

  1. Gaughan, D.; Munroe, T.A.; Mohd Arshaad, W. & Hata, H. (2017). "Spratelloides robustus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T98839002A98886986. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T98839002A98886986.en . Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  2. Fish.gov entry
  3. 1 2 "Spratelloides robustus summary page". FishBase. Retrieved 27 November 2016.