Anchovy sprat

Anchovy sprat
Anchovy sprat
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Clupeidae
Subfamily: Clupeinae
Genus: Clupeonella
Species: C. engrauliformis
Binomial name
Clupeonella engrauliformis
(Borodin, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Clupea engrauliformis Borodin, 1904

Anchovy sprat, Clupeonella engrauliformis, is a species of fish in the Clupeidae family. It is found in the Caspian Sea, in its central and southern parts. Brackishwater pelagic fish, up to 16.5 cm maximal length. Habits the depth up to 78 m.

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