Atlantic herring

E42897

commercial fish species fish species forage fish marine fish

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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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Atlantic herring canonical	5
Clupea harengus	4

Statements (60)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	commercial fish species ⓘ fish species ⓘ forage fish ⓘ marine fish ⓘ
activityPattern	pelagic ⓘ
binomialName	Atlantic herring self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Clupea harengus
class	Actinopterygii ⓘ
commercialUse	bait fish ⓘ food fish ⓘ
commonName	Atlantic herring self-link ⓘ
diet	copepods ⓘ krill ⓘ plankton ⓘ small fish larvae ⓘ
eggType	demersal eggs ⓘ
family	Clupeidae ⓘ
fisheryRegion	eastern Atlantic Ocean ⓘ surface form: Northeast Atlantic Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization area ⓘ surface form: Northwest Atlantic
forms	large shoals ⓘ
foundIn	Baltic Sea ⓘ Bay of Fundy ⓘ Atlantic coast ⓘ surface form: European Atlantic coast Gulf of Maine ⓘ Atlantic coast of North America ⓘ surface form: North American Atlantic coast North Sea ⓘ Norwegian Sea ⓘ
genus	Clupea ⓘ
habitat	continental shelf waters ⓘ
hasBehavior	schooling ⓘ
hasBodyShape	streamlined ⓘ
hasColor	silver ⓘ
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 ⓘ
lifespan	up to about 20 years ⓘ
management	subject to international fishery management ⓘ
maximumLength	about 45 centimeters ⓘ
maximumWeight	about 0.7 kilograms ⓘ
migrationType	feeding migrations ⓘ spawning migrations ⓘ
migratoryBehavior	highly migratory ⓘ
nativeTo	North Atlantic area ⓘ surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
order	Clupeiformes ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
processedAs	pickled herring ⓘ salted herring ⓘ smoked herring ⓘ
reproductionType	oviparous ⓘ
salinityPreference	marine ⓘ
spawningHabitat	coastal waters ⓘ continental shelf areas ⓘ
swimmingSpeed	fast schooling swimmer ⓘ
taxonRank	species ⓘ
trophicLevel	planktivore ⓘ
typicalLength	20 to 30 centimeters ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Irish Sea → hasMarineSpecies → Atlantic herring ⓘ

Gulf of Maine → supportsSpecies → Atlantic herring ⓘ

Atlantic herring → binomialName → Atlantic herring self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Clupea harengus

Atlantic herring → commonName → Atlantic herring self-link ⓘ

Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary → protectsSpecies → Atlantic herring ⓘ

Clupea → typeSpecies → Atlantic herring ⓘ

this entity surface form: Clupea harengus

Clupea → notableSpecies → Atlantic herring ⓘ

this entity surface form: Clupea harengus

Clupeidae → notableSpecies → Atlantic herring ⓘ

this entity surface form: Clupea harengus

Passamaquoddy Bay → hasMarineSpecies → Atlantic herring ⓘ