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| Species: | S. antipodum
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| Sprattus antipodum (Hector, J. 1872)
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The New Zealand blueback sprat, Sprattus antipodum is a herring-like, marine fish found in the waters around New Zealand. It is fished mainly in subsistence fisheries and occasionally used as fishing bait.
Environment
This sprat is found in the southwest pacific seas off New Zealand ( from 37°S - 48°S, 166°e - 180°e ) up to a depth of 50 metres.[1] The species schools in coastal waters primarily on the bottom or midwater, with shoals of fish seen on the surface usually only in summer.
References
Bibliography
- Armitage, R.O. (1994). Guide book to New Zealand commercial fish species. Revised edition. Wellington, New Zealand: New Zealand Fishing Industry Board.
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