New Zealand sprat
Species of fish
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The New Zealand sprat (Sprattus muelleri; Māori: kupae[2] or marakuha)[3] 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.
| New Zealand sprat | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Clupeidae |
| Genus: | Sprattus |
| Species: | S. muelleri |
| Binomial name | |
| Sprattus muelleri (Klunzinger, 1879) | |
Its depth range is from the surface to 110 m, and its length is up to 13 cm.