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European Sprat

Sprattus sprattus (Linnaeus 1758)

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Sprattus sprattus (Linnaeus 1758)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Clupea sprattus Linnaeus 1758
Sprattus sprattus sprattus
Subspecies recognized by NCBI and GBIF national node type records France
Sprattus sprattus sprattus (Linnaeus 1758)
Sprattus sprattus
Recognized by FAO Fishery Statistics
Sprattus sprattus (Linnaeus 1758)
Sprattus sprattus (Linnaeus 1758)
Sprattus sprattus (Linneaus 1758)
Recognized by Arctic Marine Fishes
Clupanodon phalerica
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Clupea latulus
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Clupea papalina
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Clupea papalina Nardo 1860
Species recognized by GBIF data coverage
Clupea schoneveldii
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Clupea sprattus
Species recognized by Paleobiology Database
Clupea sulinae
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Spratella pumila
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Spratella serdinka
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Sprattus sprattus
Recognized by Flickr Group, AnAge, Flickr BHL, and MADtraits
Sprattus sprattus (Linnaeus 1758)
Recognized by Fishbase
Sprattus sprattus sprattus
Subspecies recognized by Global Biotic Interactions

Alternative Names

Clupanodon phalerica Risso 1827
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Clupea latulus Cuvier 1829
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Clupea papalina Bonaparte 1846
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Clupea schoneveldii Krøyer 1846
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Clupea spratttus Linnaeus 1758
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Clupea sprattus Linnaeus 1758
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Clupea sprattus balticus Schneider 1908
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Clupea sulinae Antipa 1904
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Meletta vulgaris Valenciennes 1847
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Spratella pumila Valenciennes 1847
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Spratella serdinka Nikolskii 1923
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Spratella sprattus baltica (Schneider 1908)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Sprattus sprattus balticus (Schneider 1908)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Sprattus sprattus phalearicus (Linnaeus 1758)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Sprattus sprattus phalerica (Risso 1827)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Sprattus sprattus phalericus (Risso 1827)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Sprattus sprattus sprattus (Linnaeus 1758)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Spratus spratus (Linnaeus 1758)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Clupanodon phalerica Risso 1827
Clupea latulus Cuvier 1829
Clupea papalina Bonaparte 1846
Clupea schoneveldii Krøyer 1846
Clupea spratttus Linnaeus 1758
Clupea sprattus balticus Schneider 1908
Clupea sprattus
Synonym according to NCBI
Clupea sprattus Linnaeus 1758
Clupea sulinae Antipa 1904
Meletta vulgaris Valenciennes 1847
Spratella pumila Valenciennes 1847
Spratella serdinka Nikolskii 1923
Spratella sprattus baltica (Schneider 1908)
Sprattus sprattus sprattus (Linnaeus 1758)
Sprattus sprattus balticus (Schneider 1908)
Sprattus sprattus phalearicus (Linnaeus 1758)
Sprattus sprattus phalerica (Risso 1827)
Sprattus sprattus phalericus (Risso 1827)
Spratus spratus (Linnaeus 1758)
Clupanodon phalerica Risso 1827
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024 and Fishbase
Clupea latulus Cuvier 1829
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024 and Fishbase
Clupea papalina Bonaparte 1846
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024 and Fishbase
Clupea schoneveldii
Synonym according to Fishbase
Clupea schoneveldii Krøyer 1846
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Clupea spratttus Linnaeus 1758
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024 and Fishbase
Clupea sprattus Linnaeus 1758
Clupea sprattus Linnaeus 1758
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024 and Fishbase
Clupea sprattus balticus Schneider 1908
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024 and Fishbase
Clupea sulinae Antipa 1904
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024 and Fishbase
Meletta vulgaris Valenciennes 1847
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024 and Fishbase
Spratella pumila Valenciennes 1847
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024 and Fishbase
Spratella serdinka Nikolskii 1923
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024 and Fishbase
Spratella sprattus baltica (Schneider 1908)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024 and Fishbase
Sprattus sprattus balticus (Schneider 1908)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024 and Fishbase
Sprattus sprattus phalearicus (Linnaeus 1758)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024 and Fishbase
Sprattus sprattus phalerica (Risso 1827)
Sprattus sprattus phalerica (Risso 1827)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024 and Fishbase
Sprattus sprattus phalericus (Risso 1827)
Sprattus sprattus phalericus (Risso 1827)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024 and Fishbase
Sprattus sprattus sprattus (Linnaeus 1758)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024 and Fishbase
Spratus spratus (Linnaeus 1758)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024 and Fishbase

Common Names

English

European sprat preferred
Baltic sprat
Recognized by Fishbase
Brisling
Recognized by Fishbase
Garvie
Recognized by Fishbase
Garvock
Recognized by Fishbase
Sprat
Recognized by Fishbase and Flickr BHL
Whitebait
Recognized by Fishbase and Flickr BHL

Albanian

Papalina preferred
Recognized by Fishbase
Papaline
Recognized by Fishbase
papalina

Arabic

Sardine preferred
Recognized by Fishbase

Breton

sprat preferred

Bulgarian

Koparka preferred
Recognized by Fishbase
Shprot
Recognized by Fishbase
Tritzona
Recognized by Fishbase
Tzatza
Recognized by Fishbase

Corsican

Papallina preferred
Recognized by Fishbase

Croatian

Papalina preferred
Recognized by Fishbase

Czech

Sprata preferred
Recognized by Fishbase
Spratt
Recognized by Fishbase
Sprot
Recognized by Fishbase
Sprott
Recognized by Fishbase
Sprotta
Recognized by Fishbase
Šprot obecný
Recognized by Fishbase
Šprota
Recognized by Fishbase
Šprotka
Recognized by Fishbase

Danish

Europæisk brisling preferred
Recognized by Fishbase
brisling

Dutch; Flemish

sprot preferred

Estonian

Euroopa kilu preferred
Recognized by Fishbase

Faroese

Brislingur preferred
Recognized by Fishbase

Finnish

Kilohaili preferred
Recognized by Fishbase
kilohaili

French

Amelette preferred
Recognized by Fishbase
Esprot
Recognized by Fishbase
Harenguet
Recognized by Fishbase
Menuise
Recognized by Fishbase
Mélette phalérique
Recognized by Fishbase
Sprat
Recognized by Fishbase and FAO species catalogs
Sprot
Recognized by Fishbase
œillet
Recognized by Fishbase
esprot preferred

German

Breitling preferred
Recognized by Fishbase
Brisling
Recognized by Fishbase
Ostseesprotte
Recognized by Fishbase
Sprott
Recognized by Fishbase
Sprotte
Recognized by Fishbase

Greek, Modern (1453-)

Παπαλίνα preferred

Icelandic

Brislingur preferred
Recognized by Fishbase

Italian

Alaccia preferred
Recognized by Fishbase
Losa
Recognized by Fishbase
Palaziola
Recognized by Fishbase
Papalina
Recognized by Fishbase
Parazzola
Recognized by Fishbase
Renga
Recognized by Fishbase
Rengheta
Recognized by Fishbase
Sadda papalina
Recognized by Fishbase
Saracchina
Recognized by Fishbase
Sarachella
Recognized by Fishbase
Saraghina
Recognized by Fishbase
Sarda d'annata
Recognized by Fishbase
Sarda fimminedda
Recognized by Fishbase
Sarda papalina
Recognized by Fishbase
Sarda
Recognized by Fishbase
Sardela
Recognized by Fishbase
Sardelina
Recognized by Fishbase
Sardella da liscia
Recognized by Fishbase
Sardinella
Recognized by Fishbase
Serretta
Recognized by Fishbase
Spratto
Recognized by Fishbase
papalina

Latvian

brētliņa preferred
Recognized by Fishbase

Lithuanian

bretlingis preferred
Recognized by Fishbase

Maltese

Lacci kahla preferred
Recognized by Fishbase
Lacci
Recognized by Fishbase
Sarda kahla
Recognized by Fishbase
Sardina friska
Recognized by Fishbase
Sardina hadra
Recognized by Fishbase
Sardina
Recognized by Fishbase
Sardinella
Recognized by Fishbase

Norwegian

Brisling preferred
Recognized by Fishbase
brisling preferred

Polish

Czprot preferred
Recognized by Fishbase
Szprot baltycki
Recognized by Fishbase
Szprot sródziemnomorski
Recognized by Fishbase
Szprot
Recognized by Fishbase

Portuguese

Espadilha preferred
Recognized by Fishbase
Lavadilha
Recognized by Fishbase
espadilha
lavadilha

Russian

Шпрот европейский preferred
Recognized by Fishbase
Baltiiskya kil'ka
Recognized by Fishbase
Chernomor shprot
Recognized by Fishbase
Chernomorski shprot
Recognized by Fishbase
Kil'ka
Recognized by Fishbase
Shprot
Recognized by Fishbase
Шпрот европейский

Scottish Gaelic

garvie preferred

Serbian

Papalina preferred
Recognized by Fishbase

Spanish; Castilian

Alatxa preferred
Recognized by Fishbase
Amploya
Recognized by Fishbase
Collaca
Recognized by Fishbase
Espadin
Recognized by Fishbase
Espadín preferred
Recognized by Fishbase and FAO species catalogs
Lacha
Recognized by Fishbase
Sardina
Recognized by Fishbase
Trancho
Recognized by Fishbase
espadín

Swedish

Skarpsill preferred
Recognized by Fishbase
Vassbuk
Recognized by Fishbase
skarpsill

Turkish

Palatika preferred
Recognized by Fishbase
Papalina balığı
Recognized by Fishbase
Papalina
Recognized by Fishbase
Papatika
Recognized by Fishbase
Platika balığı
Recognized by Fishbase
Platika
Recognized by Fishbase
Çaça balığı
Recognized by Fishbase
Çaça
Recognized by Fishbase
Çaça-platika
Recognized by Fishbase

Ukrainian

Шпрот європейський preferred

Welsh

Corbennog preferred
Recognized by Fishbase
coog pennog
corbennog
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Curated hierarchies for Sprattus sprattus (Linnaeus 1758)

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Clupeomorpha
Clupeiformes
Clupeidae
Clupeinae
Clupea
Clupea latulus (this page)
79 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Clupeomorpha
Clupeiformes
Clupeidae
Clupeinae
Clupea
Clupea papalina (this page)
79 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Clupeomorpha
Clupeiformes
Clupeidae
Clupeinae
Clupea
Clupea schoneveldii (this page)
79 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Clupeomorpha
Clupeiformes
Clupeidae
Clupeinae
Clupea
Clupea sulinae (this page)
79 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.