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Lewis' sprat

Spratelloides lewisi Wongratana, 1983

Status not recordedbony fish

The lewis' sprat (Spratelloides lewisi) is a species in the family Spratelloididae, order Clupeiformes.

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Quick facts about the lewis' sprat

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the lewis' sprat live?

Not recorded

Is the lewis' sprat endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the lewis' sprat classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderClupeiformes
  5. familySpratelloididae
  6. genusSpratelloides
  7. SpeciesSpratelloides lewisi Wongratana, 1983
Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Lewis' round herringEnglish
  • šprotek LewisůvCzech
  • Новогвинейская кибинагоRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the lewis' sprat

Other species in the same genus Spratelloides.

Blue sprat

Spratelloides gracilis

SpratelloididaeNo free photo yet

Blueback sprat

Spratelloides delicatulus

SpratelloididaeNo free photo yet

Sprat

Spratelloides robustus

SpratelloididaeNo free photo yet

CompareLewis' sprat vs Blue spratLewis' sprat vs Blueback spratLewis' sprat vs Sprat

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the lewis' sprat?

The lewis' sprat (Spratelloides lewisi) belongs to the family Spratelloididae in the order Clupeiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Lewis' sprat (Spratelloides lewisi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/lewis-sprat

MLA

“Lewis' sprat (Spratelloides lewisi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/lewis-sprat.

BibTeX
@misc{lewis_sprat_2026,
  title = {Lewis' sprat (Spratelloides lewisi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/lewis-sprat},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}