Conservation Status

National Red List Status: LC

IUCN Red List Status: LC

Protection status: Not defined

Reason: N/A

Trend: Stable

Native/Introduced: Native

Georgian Name: ქარსალა

English Name: European sprat;Baltic sprat

SubSpecies: Sprattus sprattus balticus (Schneider, 1908), prattus sprattus phalerica (Risso, 1827), Sprattus sprattus phalericus (Risso, 1827), Sprattus sprattus sprattus

Synonyms: Clupanodon phalerica Risso, 1827, Clupea latulus Cuvier, 1829 Clupea papalina Bonaparte, 1846 Clupea schoneveldii Krøyer, 1846 Clupea sprattus balticus Schneider, 1908 Clupea sulinae Antipa, 1904 Meletta vulgaris Valenciennes, 1847 Spratella pumila Valenciennes, 1847 Spratella serdinka Nikolskii, 1923 Sprattus sprattus balticus (Schneider, 1908) Sprattus sprattus phalerica (Risso, 1827) Sprattus sprattus phalericus (Risso, 1827) Sprattus sprattus sprattus

Taxonomy according to: http://www.marinespecies.org;https://www.fishbase.in;https://www.gbif.org

References: Marine fishes in the Black Sea: recent conservation status.M. YANKOVA, D. PAVLOV, P. IVANOVA, E. KARPOVA, A. BOLTACHEV, B. ÖZTÜRK, L. BAT, M. ORAL and M. MGELADZE.Mediterranean Marine Science ,30 May 2014

Evaluated By: Mikeladze R, Mgeladze M, Goradze R, Japoshvili B, Epitashvili G, Kuljanishvili T.

Date evaluated: Nov 2021

Projects

Special Protection Areas (SPA) for birds in Georgia

Ethnobiology of fungi and lichens of Georgia