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Vulnerability
Species’ vulnerability not assesed
Information
Usually inshore schooling, sometimes entering estuaries and tolerating low salinities. Shows strong migrations between winter feeding and summer spawning grounds. Moves to the surface at night. Feeds on planktonic crustaceans. Sold as ‘brislings’ to canneries. Sprat are used in the production of fish meal and as mink food, less for human consumption
Localization
Northeast Atlantic: North Sea and Baltic south to Morocco; Mediterranean, Adriatic and Black seas.
Credits: Fishbase, Sealifebase, Aquamaps
Environment
Marine
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