Spratelloides delicatulus

Spratelloides delicatulus, the blue sprat, also known as the delicate round herring, blueback sprat, or piha, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Spratelloididae, the small round herrings. This species has a wide Indo-Pacific distribution and has been recorded off Tel-Aviv on the Mediterranean coast of Israel.[2]

Spratelloides delicatulus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Spratelloididae
Genus: Spratelloides
Species:
S. delicatulus
Binomial name
Spratelloides delicatulus
Synonyms[2]
  • Clupea delicatula Bennett, 1832
  • Stolephorus delicatulus (Bennett, 1832)
  • Clupea macassariensis Bleeker, 1849
  • Alosa alburnus Kner & Steindachner, 1867

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References

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  1. ^ Santos, M.; Buccat, F.G.A.; Villanueva, J.A.; et al. (2017). "Spratelloides delicatulus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T98838439A98886938. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T98838439A98886938.en. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Spartinelloides delicatulus". FishBase. June 2024 version.