New Zealand Sprat
Sprattus muelleri
The New Zealand sprat (Sprattus muelleri; Māori: kupae or marakuha) is a herring-like, marine fish in the family Clupeidae found in the subtropical southwest Pacific Ocean endemic to New Zealand. It belongs to a genus Sprattus of small oily fish, usually known by their common name, sprats.
Its depth range is from the surface to 110 m, and its length is up to 13 cm.
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 611811.