Sprat

Family Clupeidae

• Portuguese: Espadilha, Lavadilha
• Spanish: Espadín
• French: Sprat, Esprot
• Dutch: Sprot
• German: Sprotte, Sprot
• Polish: Szprot
• Russian: Shprot
• Finnish: Kilohaili
• Swedish: Skarpsill, Vassbuk
• Norwegian: Brisling
• Danish: Brisling
• Other: Silkele (Lithuanian); Kilu (Estonian); Garvie (Scottish)

REMARKS Maximum length 16 cm. The back is blue or bluish green, the sides and belly silvery. The lower jaw projects beyond the upper, giving the mouth an upwards tilt. The belly is sharply keeled, with a line of spiny scales running from throat to vent.