Spratelloides delicatulus
Blueback Sprat
©Anne Hoggett: Spratelloides delicatulus 5 cm long, found dead on Casuarina Beach, Lizard Island, one of hundreds that seem to have stranded while escaping predators.
©Anne Hoggett: Spratelloides delicatulus 3.5 cm long, found dead on Casuarina Beach, Lizard Island, one of hundreds that seem to have stranded while escaping predators. Upper back appeared bluer than in photo.
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Actinopterygii
Order
Clupeiformes
Family
Clupeidae
Genus
Spratelloides
Species
Spratelloides delicatulus
Distinguishing features
Distinguishing features still need to be specified.
Size
- Size data has not been obtained.
Depth range
- Depth range data is not yet available.
Synonyms
Similar taxa
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Animalia:
Slender Sprat (species: Spratelloides gracilis)
has a silver stripe on side and is relatively longer (body depth 5.8 to 7.6 in SL compared to 4.7 to 5.6 for S. delicatulus; Allen and Erdmann, 2012)
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution
Web resources
References
References that assist with identification
- Allen and M.V. Erdmann, G.R. (2012). Reef fishes of the East Indies. Volumes I-III in: Reef fishes of the East Indies. Tropical Reef Research, Perth, Australia. LIRS catalog number 90162.
Other references
- Gagliano, M., W.C. Dunlap, R. de Nys and M. Depczynski (2009). Ockham's razor gone blunt: coenzymeQ adaptation and redox balance in tropical reef fishes. Biology Letters, 5: 360-363. LIRS catalog number 1627.
- 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.
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