Slender Sprat (species: Spratelloides gracilis) in Lady Elliot Island (Gaia Guide)
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Spratelloides gracilis
Slender Sprat


©Anne: A school of Slender Sprat at North Direction Island

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Clupeiformes
Family Clupeidae
Genus Spratelloides
Species Spratelloides gracilis

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 7 cm (Length of specimen)

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

It can be found in marine environments.

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References

  • Leis, J.M. (1986). Vertical and horizontal distribution of fish larvae near coral reefs at Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Marine Biology, 90: 505-516. LIRS catalog number 194.
  • Leis, J.M. and B.M. Carson-Ewart (2000). Larvae of Indo-Pacific Coastal Fishes Brill, Leiden, pp. 1-850. LIRS catalog number 660.