Atlantic herring
E42897
The Atlantic herring is a small, schooling, silver-colored marine fish found in vast shoals across the North Atlantic, where it plays a key ecological and commercial role as a major forage and food species.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commercial fish species
→
fish species → forage fish → marine fish → |
| activityPattern |
pelagic
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|
| binomialName |
Clupea harengus
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|
| class |
Actinopterygii
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|
| commercialUse |
bait fish
→
food fish → |
| commonName |
Atlantic herring
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|
| diet |
copepods
→
krill → plankton → small fish larvae → |
| eggType |
demersal eggs
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|
| family |
Clupeidae
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| fisheryRegion |
Northeast Atlantic
→
Northwest Atlantic → |
| forms |
large shoals
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| foundIn |
Baltic Sea
→
Bay of Fundy → European Atlantic coast → Gulf of Maine → North American Atlantic coast → North Sea → Norwegian Sea → |
| genus |
Clupea
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|
| habitat |
continental shelf waters
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|
| hasBehavior |
schooling
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|
| hasBodyShape |
streamlined
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|
| hasColor |
silver
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| importance |
key forage species in North Atlantic ecosystems
→
major commercial species in North Atlantic fisheries → |
| isPreyOf |
Atlantic cod
→
marine mammals → seabirds → sharks → tuna → |
| kingdom |
Animalia
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|
| lifespan |
up to about 20 years
→
|
| management |
subject to international fishery management
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|
| maximumLength |
about 45 centimeters
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| maximumWeight |
about 0.7 kilograms
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|
| migrationType |
feeding migrations
→
spawning migrations → |
| migratoryBehavior |
highly migratory
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|
| nativeTo |
North Atlantic Ocean
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|
| order |
Clupeiformes
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|
| phylum |
Chordata
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|
| processedAs |
pickled herring
→
salted herring → smoked herring → |
| reproductionType |
oviparous
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|
| salinityPreference |
marine
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|
| spawningHabitat |
coastal waters
→
continental shelf areas → |
| swimmingSpeed |
fast schooling swimmer
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|
| taxonRank |
species
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| trophicLevel |
planktivore
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|
| typicalLength |
20 to 30 centimeters
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Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Atlantic herring
("Clupea harengus")
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|
binomialName |
|
Atlantic herring
→
|
commonName |
|
Irish Sea
→
|
hasMarineSpecies |
|
Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary
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|
protectsSpecies |
|
Gulf of Maine
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|
supportsSpecies |