| Citation | Berg, L.S., 1962, Freshwater fishes of the U.S.S.R. and adjacent countries. volume 1, 4th edition.. Israel Program for Scientific Translations Ltd, Jerusalem. (Russian version published 1948). |
| Ref. | 593 Berg, L.S., 1962 |
| Page | 163-164 |
| Named Used as Valid | Sprattus sprattus balticus |
| Comment | common names; In the Gulf of Finland, the eggs develop pelagically and do not descend to the bottom. Spawning occurs far from shore, from the end of May until the beginning of August (Ref. 593). |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | Russian Fed. |
| Quote | max length 16 cm TL; |