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Sprat

Sprat is the common name applied to a group of forage fish belonging to the genus Sprattus in the family Clupeidae. The term also is applied to a number of other small sprat-like forage fish (Clupeoides, Clupeonella, Corica, Ehirava, Hyperlophus, Microthrissa, Nannothrissa, Platanichthys, Ramnogaster, Rhinosardinia, and Stolothrissa). Like most forage…

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Sprat

Nodes47
Edges46
Triples62
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.042553
Components1

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Sprat

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related to Further reading · 16
Sprat → Auckland, Collins Guide, Daniel, FishBase, Froese, Geoffrey Cox, ISBN, March, New Zealand, Pauly, Rainer, Sea Fishes, Species, Sprattus, Tony Ayling, William Collins Publishers Ltd
related to Distribution · 13
Sprat → Although, Australia, Baltic Sea, Bornholm Basin, By, Europe, Fish, New Zealand, North Sea, Northern Europe, One, Sprattus, The Baltic Sea
related to Characteristics · 8
Sprat → Although, Baltic Sea, Clupeidae, In, One, Recent, Some, The
related to Ecology · 8
Sprat → Although, Baltic Sea, But, Cod, In, Sprats, The, This
related to True sprats · 5
Sprat → Clupeidae, Sprattus, The, True, Type
related to Other sprats · 4
Sprat → Apart, FishBase, Some, The
related to As food · 2
Sprat → European, In Northern Europe
related to Fisheries · 2
Sprat → FAO, Global
is a · 1
Sprat → common name applied to a group of forage fish belonging to the genus Sprattus in the family Clupeidae
instance of · 1
Sprat → because they tend to be very small in size and have a high escape response to predators

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sprats fish sea species baltic forage herring sprattus high diet small zooplankton cod success common genus also highly applied clupeidae

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Spratis acommon name applied to a group of forage fish belonging to the genus Sprattus in the family Clupeidae0.90text
water temperatureinstance ofhave been known to affect the development of sprat eggs and larvae.The metabolic rate of the sprat is highly influenced by environmental factors0.80text
the herringinstance ofbecause they tend to be very small in size and have a high escape response to predators0.80text
spratinstance ofbecause they tend to be very small in size and have a high escape response to predators0.80text
Spratrelated to As foodIn Northern Europe0.60section
Spratrelated to As foodEuropean0.60section
Spratrelated to CharacteristicsThe0.60section
Spratrelated to CharacteristicsSome0.60section
Spratrelated to CharacteristicsBaltic Sea0.60section
Spratrelated to CharacteristicsIn0.60section
Spratrelated to CharacteristicsClupeidae0.60section
Spratrelated to CharacteristicsAlthough0.60section

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