<Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> A sprat is the common name applied to a group of forage fish belonging to the genus Sprattus in the family Clupeidae . The term is also applied to a number of other small sprat - like forage fish . Like most forage fishes, sprats are highly active small oily fish . They travel in large schools with other fish and swim continuously throughout the day . </P> <P> They are also recognized for their nutritional value as they contain high levels of polyunsaturated fats, considered beneficial to the human diet . They are eaten in many places around the world . Sprats are sometimes passed for other fish; products sold as having been prepared from anchovies (since the 19th century) and sardines are sometimes prepared from sprats, as the authentic ones used to be less accessible . They are known for their smooth flavour and are easy to mistake for baby sardines . </P>

Small silvery marine food fish of the sardine family clupea harengus