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European sprat
Sprotte
Scientific name: Sprattus sprattus
NativeMarine
Behavior
A small pelagic shoaling fish. Lives in shallow coastal water and low-salinity seas such as the Baltic. Plays a key role in the food web.
Features
Small, a member of the herring family. The Baltic subspecies is known in Germany as "Sprattus sprattus balticus".
Distribution
Found in the northeast Atlantic from Norway to Morocco. Common in Germany in the North Sea and Baltic Sea.