Where does the European sprat, Sprat live?
Sprattus sprattus has 422,799 records in 32 countries and territories, from 1639 to 2026. Most records come from Estonia.
- 422,799 records
- 32 places
- 156 years recorded
- — class
AnimaliaChordataClupeiformesClupeidaeSprattus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: October. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Estonia | 362,309 | |
| Poland | 17,770 | |
| Netherlands | 9,468 | |
| Belgium | 7,880 | |
| Latvia | 7,796 | |
| Denmark | 6,089 | |
| Sweden | 3,518 | |
| United Kingdom | 3,246 | |
| Norway | 2,259 | |
| Germany | 664 | |
| Ireland | 537 | |
| France | 388 | |
| Spain | 373 | |
| Italy | 127 | |
| Russia | 97 | |
| Isle of Man | 72 | |
| Croatia | 52 | |
| Türkiye | 46 | |
| Lithuania | 24 | |
| Finland | 23 | |
| ZZ | 22 | |
| Ukraine | 14 | |
| Romania | 11 | |
| Guernsey | 3 | |
| Bulgaria | 2 | |
| Iceland | 2 | |
| Czechia | 1 | |
| Georgia | 1 | |
| Jersey | 1 | |
| Namibia | 1 | |
| New Zealand | 1 | |
| Portugal | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Clupeidae.
Pacific herring
1,988,333 records
Atlantic herring, Herring
821,725 records
Chilean herring
788,451 records
Chilean sprat
136,327 records
Bonga shad
8,520 records
Delicate round herring
5,319 records
Madeiran sardinella
3,282 records
Reeve's shad
1,455 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.