New Zealand blueback sprat

The New Zealand blueback sprat (Sprattus antipodum) is a herring-like, forage fish of the family Clupeidae found in the waters around New Zealand, between latitudes 37° S and 48° S, and longitude 166° E and 180° E, to depths of up to 50 m. It belongs to a genus Sprattus of small oily fish, usually known by their common name, sprats. Its length is up to 12 cm.

New Zealand blueback sprat
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Incertae sedis
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S. antipodum
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Sprattus antipodum
(Hector, 1872)

The species schools in coastal waters primarily on the bottom or midwater, with shoals of fish seen on the surface usually only in summer. It is fished mainly in subsistence fisheries and occasionally used as fishing bait.

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References

  1. Gaughan, D., Munroe, T.A., Hata, H. & Mohd Arshaad, W. 2017. Sprattus antipodum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T98839225A98886993. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T98839225A98886993.en. Downloaded on 08 January 2021.

Bibliography

  • Armitage, R.O.; Payne, D.A.; Lockley, G.J.; Currie, H.M.; Colban, R.L.; Lamb, B.G.; Paul, L.J., eds. (1994). Guide book to New Zealand commercial fish species (Revised ed.). Wellington, New Zealand: New Zealand Fishing Industry Board.
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