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European sprat
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Clupeiformes
Family:	Clupeidae
Subfamily:	Incertae sedis
Genus:	Sprattus
Species:	S. sprattus
Binomial name
	Sprattus sprattus; (Linnaeus, 1758)

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The European sprat (Sprattus sprattus), also known as bristling, brisling or skipper, is a small, herring-like, marine fish. Found in European waters, it has silver grey scales and white-grey flesh. Specific seas in which the species occurs include the Irish Sea, Black Sea, Baltic Sea and Sea of the Hebrides.^[1] The fish has about 12% fat in its flesh and is a source of many vitamins. When used for food it can be canned, salted, fried, grilled, baked, marinated, and so on.

Young sprats are commonly known as brisling. Canned sprats (usually smoked) are available in many north European countries, including the Baltic states, Scandinavia, Ireland, Germany, Poland and Russia. They are an important Latvian export.^{[citation needed]}

Canapés with smoked sprats, common Russian zakuski

References

^ C.Michael Hogan, (2011) Sea of the Hebrides Archived May 24, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. Eds. P. Saundry & C.J.Cleveland. Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and the Environment. Washington DC.

External links

Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2005). "Sprattus sprattus" in FishBase. August 2005 version.

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[1] C.Michael Hogan, (2011) Sea of the Hebrides Archived May 24, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. Eds. P. Saundry & C.J.Cleveland. Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and the Environment. Washington DC.

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-The '''European sprat''' (''Sprattus sprats''), also known as '''bristling''', '''brisling''' or '''skipper''', is a small, [[herring]]-like, marine fish. Found in [[Europe]]an waters, it has silver grey scales and white-grey flesh. Specific seas in which the species occurs include the [[Irish Sea]], [[Black Sea]], [[Baltic Sea]] and [[Sea of the Hebrides]].<ref>C.Michael Hogan, (2011) [http://www.eoearth.org/article/Sea_of_Hebrides?topic=49523 ''Sea of the Hebrides''] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524005430/http://www.eoearth.org/article/Sea_of_Hebrides?topic=49523 |date=May 24, 2013 }}. Eds. P. Saundry & C.J.Cleveland. Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and the Environment. Washington DC.</ref>  The fish has about 12% fat in its flesh and is a source of many vitamins. When used for food it can be canned, salted, fried, grilled, baked, marinated, and so on.
+The '''European sprat''' (''Sprattus sprattus''), also known as '''bristling''', '''brisling''' or '''skipper''', is a small, [[herring]]-like, marine fish. Found in [[Europe]]an waters, it has silver grey scales and white-grey flesh. Specific seas in which the species occurs include the [[Irish Sea]], [[Black Sea]], [[Baltic Sea]] and [[Sea of the Hebrides]].<ref>C.Michael Hogan, (2011) [http://www.eoearth.org/article/Sea_of_Hebrides?topic=49523 ''Sea of the Hebrides''] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524005430/http://www.eoearth.org/article/Sea_of_Hebrides?topic=49523 |date=May 24, 2013 }}. Eds. P. Saundry & C.J.Cleveland. Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and the Environment. Washington DC.</ref>  The fish has about 12% fat in its flesh and is a source of many vitamins. When used for food it can be canned, salted, fried, grilled, baked, marinated, and so on.
 Young sprats are commonly known as brisling. Canned sprats (usually smoked) are available in many north European countries, including the Baltic states, Scandinavia, Ireland, Germany, Poland and Russia. They are an important Latvian export.{{citation needed|date=June 2015}}