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Falkland sprat (Sprattus fuegensis)
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Falkland sprat (Sprattus fuegensis) specimen
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Clupeidae

Falkland sprat

Sprattus fuegensis

Eighteen Centimeters Clupeid Fish of the Pacific Ocean

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • South America
  • Fusiform
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Falkland sprat is known around Southwest Atlantic as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the largest recorded length is 18 cm.

Family
Clupeidae
Maximum length
18 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Southwest Atlantic: 40°S to Tierra del Fuego and the Falkland Islands (Ref. 188 ), also Burdwood Bank (Ref. 27363 ). Records from the Pacific may refer to Strangomera .
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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