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Clupea harengus (Yawling; Whitebait; Summer herring; Sugar cured fish; Spring herring; Split cure herring; Split; Soused herring; Silver cured herring; Sild; Shore herring; Sea stick; Sea herring; Sea Atlantic herring; Rounder; Red herring; Protestant; Pickling; Pickled herring; Pearl essence; Oriental cure; Norwegian sloe; Norwegian silver herring; Norwegian milker; Norwegian herring; Norwegian cured herring; Newcastle kipper; Mustard herring; Murman herring; Milker herring; Mesh herring; Melker; Mediterranean cure; Mattie; Matje cured herring; Labrador herring; Klondyked herring; Kipper herring; Kipper; Herron; Herring; Hern; Herning; Golden cure; Fall herring; Cut spiced herring; Cleanplate herring; Bloater; Bismark herring; Bank herring; Baltic herring; Atlantic herring; Digby; Hering)

Synonyms: Clupea alba; Clupea atlanticus; Clupea britannicus; Clupea caledonicus; Clupea cimbricus; Clupea elongata; Clupea frisius; Clupea halec; Clupea harengus atlanticus; Clupea harengus britannicus; Clupea harengus caledonicus; Clupea harengus cimbricus; Clupea harengus frisius; Clupea harengus harengus; Clupea harengus islandicus; Clupea harengus ivernicus; Clupea harengus membras; Clupea harengus norvegivus; Clupea harengus scandicus; Clupea harengus scoticus; Clupea harengus septemtrionalis; Clupea islandicus; Clupea ivernicus; Clupea leachii; Clupea membras; Clupea minima; Clupea norvegivus; Clupea scandicus; Clupea scoticus; Clupea septemtrionalis; Cyprinus esca; Rogenia alba
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Wikipedia Abstract

Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) is a fish in the family Clupeidae. It is one of the most abundant fish species on earth. Herring can be found on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, congregating in large schools. They can grow up to 45 centimetres (18 in) in length and weigh more than 0.5 kilograms (1.1 lb). They feed on copepods, krill and small fish, while their natural predators are seals, whales, cod and other larger fish.
View Wikipedia Record: Clupea harengus

Attributes

Female Maturity [1]  3 years
Male Maturity [1]  3 years
Maximum Longevity [1]  22 years
Speed [2]  0.67 MPH (.3 m/s)

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Map Climate Land Use
Carmarthen Bay and Estuaries/ Bae Caerfyrddin ac Aberoedd 163340 Wales, United Kingdom
Fal and Helford 15785 England, United Kingdom    
Pembrokeshire Marine/ Sir Benfro Forol 341177 Wales, United Kingdom  
Pen Llyn a`r Sarnau/ Lleyn Peninsula and the Sarnau 360832 Wales, United Kingdom
St Kilda 62932 Scotland, United Kingdom    
The Broads 14554 England, United Kingdom  
Vänta Litets Grund 37390 Sweden  
Y Fenai a Bae Conwy/ Menai Strait and Conwy Bay 65440 Wales, United Kingdom  

Ecosystems

Emblem of

Estonia

Prey / Diet

Meganyctiphanes norvegica (Norwegian krill)[3]
Neomysis integer[4]
Themisto gaudichaudii[3]
Thysanoessa raschii (Arctic krill)[3]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Amblyraja radiata (Starry ray)1
Eutrigla gurnardus (Grey gurnard)1
Melanogrammus aeglefinus (Smokie)1
Pollachius virens (Sillock)1
Pomatoschistus minutus (freckled goby)2
Rissa tridactyla (Black-legged Kittiwake)1
Scomber scombrus (Split)2
Scyliorhinus canicula (Small-spotted catshark)1
Sterna paradisaea (Arctic Tern)1
Trisopterus luscus (Whiting-pout)1

Predators

Amblyraja hyperborea (Arctic skate)[5]
Amblyraja radiata (Starry ray)[3]
Balaenoptera acutorostrata (Minke Whale)[6]
Brachyramphus marmoratus (Marbled Murrelet)[7]
Cerorhinca monocerata (Rhinoceros Auklet)[8]
Cystophora cristata (Hooded Seal)[9]
Fratercula cirrhata (Tufted Puffin)[10]
Globicephala melas (Long-finned Pilot Whale)[11]
Illex illecebrosus (northern shortfin squid)[12]
Lagenorhynchus acutus (Atlantic White-sided Dolphin)[13]
Lagenorhynchus albirostris (White-beaked Dolphin)[14]
Lagenorhynchus obliquidens (Pacific White-sided Dolphin)[15]
Lamna nasus (Porbeagle shark)[16]
Lycodes frigidus (Glacial eelpout)[17]
Merluccius bilinearis (Whiting)[3]
Micromesistius poutassou (Poutassou)[18]
Morus bassanus (Northern Gannet)[19]
Pagophilus groenlandicus (Harp Seal)[20]
Phalacrocorax auritus (Double-crested Cormorant)[21]
Phoca vitulina (Harbor Seal)[22]
Phocoena phocoena (Harbor Porpoise)[23]
Prionace glauca (Tribon blou)[24]
Salmo salar (Atlantic salmon)[25]
Sphyrna zygaena (Smooth hammerhead shark)[3]
Squalus acanthias (Common spiny)[3]
Thunnus thynnus (horse mackerel)[26]
Todarodes sagittatus[27]
Uria aalge (Common Murre)[28]

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Anisakis simplex[29]
Aponurus laguncula[29]
Ascaris clupeae <Unverified Name>[29]
Ascaris clupearum <Unverified Name>[29]
Ascaris gracilescens <Unverified Name>[29]
Bothriocephalus scorpii[29]
Brachyphallus crenatus[29]
Contracaecum osculatum[29]
Corynosoma semerme[29]
Corynosoma strumosum[29]
Corynosoma villosum[29]
Cosmocephalus obvelatus <Unverified Name>[29]
Cryptocotyle lingua[29]
Cystidicola farionis <Unverified Name>[29]
Dactylogyrus tetraradiatus <Unverified Name>[29]
Derogenes varicus[29]
Diplostomum spathaceum[29]
Echinorhynchus bothniensis <Unverified Name>[29]
Echinorhynchus gadi[29]
Echinorhynchus salmonis[29]
Eustoma rotundatum <Unverified Name>[29]
Grillotia erinaceus[29]
Gyrodactyloides andriaschewi[29]
Gyrodactylus harengi[29]
Hemiurus communis[29]
Hemiurus levinseni[29]
Hemiurus luehei[29]
Hemiurus raabei <Unverified Name>[29]
Hysterothylacium auctum <Unverified Name>[29]
Lacistorhynchus dollfusi[29]
Lacistorhynchus tenuis[29]
Lecithaster confusus[29]
Lecithaster gibbosus[29]
Mazocraes alosae[29]
Nybelinia surmenicola[29]
Opechona bacillaris[29]
Paracuaria tridentata <Unverified Name>[29]
Parahemiurus merus[29]
Parancyrocephaloides indicus <Unverified Name>[29]
Podocotyle atomon[29]
Polymorphus phippsi[29]
Pomphorhynchus laevis[29]
Pseudacanthocotyloides heterocotyle <Unverified Name>[29]
Pseudanthocotyloides heterocotyle[29]
Pseudobacciger harengulae[29]
Pseudobacciger manteri[29]
Pseudoterranova decipiens[29]
Raphidascaris acus <Unverified Name>[29]
Rhadinorhynchus trachuri[29]
Scolex bothriosimplex <Unverified Name>[29]
Scolex pleuronectis <Unverified Name>[29]
Scolex polymorphus <Unverified Name>[29]
Serrasentis sagittifer[29]

Institutions (Zoos, etc.)

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Institution Infraspecies / Breed 
Oresundsakvariet (Oresund Aquarium)
Rotterdam Zoo
Universeum Science Center
Virginia Aquarium&Marine Science Ctr

Distribution

North Atlantic: northern Bay of Biscay northward to Iceland and southern Greenland, eastward to Spitsbergen and Novaya Zemlya, including the Baltic; southwestern Greenland and Labrador southward to South Carolina.;

External References

Photos

Citations

Species recognized by , , FishBase in Catalog of Life 2011
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