- Source: Spratelloides robustus
Spratelloides robustus, the blue sprat, also known as the fringe-scale round herring, blue bait or blue sardine, is a type of sprat fish.
Description and behavior
The Spratelloides robustus has no spine, but has 10–14 Dorsal soft rays, 9–14 Anal soft rays, and 46–47 vertebrae, and a W-shaped pelvic scute. The males can grow up to 12 centimetres (0.39 ft). They are oviparous.
Distribution and habititat
The Spratelloides robustus mainly lives around southern Australia, at a range from the Dampier Archipelago to the south of Queensland, including Tasmania.
Footnotes
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Spratelloides
- Spratelloides robustus
- Spratelloides
- S. robustus
- Blue sprat
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