Clupea sprattus vs brisling

Clupea sprattus and brisling both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Clupea sprattus	Yes	No	No	No
brisling	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Clupea sprattus and brisling are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of Clupea sprattus include sprat.

Clupea sprattus (noun)	brisling (noun)
small herring processed like a sardine	small herring processed like a sardine
	small fatty European fish; usually smoked or canned like sardines