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sprat::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | brisling, clupea sprattus |
| Type of | sardine |
Examples of sprat
sprat
I still recommend reading the whole book and this post is a sprat to catch a mackerel.
From the badlanguage.net
Examples include anchovy, herring, pilchard, sprat and sardine.
From the newscientist.com
The researchers worked out that the sprat were competing for the same amount of zooplankton, and each one was getting less of it.
From the newscientist.com
A green-bodied jack sprat, red setter or red-bodied kilwell are good patterns to use when the trout are preparing for spawning.
From the nzherald.co.nz
To improve methods, DTU Aqua asked the 15 institutes participating in the workshop to sample and preserve ovaries and testicles from herring and sprat.
From the sciencedaily.com
Tough baits such as fresh mullet or kahawai, or chunks of sprat or yellowtail, work better than frozen stuff, such as pilchards, which comes off easily.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Cod, haddock, whiting, saithe, plaice, sole, mackerel, herring, pouting, sprat, and sandeel are all very common and are fished commercially.
From the en.wikipedia.org
As predatory fish such as cod have been removed from the sea in large numbers, fish lower down in the food chain, such as sprat, have increased in numbers.
From the newscientist.com
When, between 2000 and 2004, commercial sprat fishing in the Baltic Sea increased and the wild sprat stock dropped, guillemot chicks became heavier again.
From the newscientist.com
- Small fatty European fish; usually smoked or canned like sardines
- Brisling: small herring processed like a sardine
- Sprattus is a genus of small oily fish of the family Clupeidae. They are commonly fried and eaten in British and Bulgarian cuisine (although it is actually quite hard to find sprattus fish in most of the Bulgarian restaurants because it is considered too low class meal). ...
- Sprat or Spratt is a surname and may apply to the following: * Jack Sprat * Thomas Sprat
- Any of various small, herring-like, marine fish in the family Clupeidae
- (Sprats) Small sea-fish common on the Atlantic coasts of Europe and among the cheapest fish on sale.
