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Herring are various species of forage fish, belonging to the order Clupeiformes.. Herring often move in large schools around fishing banks and near the coast, found particularly in shallow, temperate waters of the North Pacific and North Atlantic Oceans, including the Baltic Sea, as well as off the west coast of South America.
Freshwater herring" is a term applied to a wide variety of freshwater fish which resemble herring: Clupeoides papuensis, toothed river herring; Coregonus albula, vendace; Potamalosa richmondia, Australian freshwater herring; Salvelinus grayi, the Lough Melvin charr; Sardinella tawilis, the bombon sardine
The skipjack herring (Alosa chrysochloris) is a North American, migratory, fresh- and brackish water fish species in the herring family Alosidae. [3] The name skipjack shad comes from the fact that it is commonly seen leaping out of the water while feeding. [ 4 ]
The American gizzard shad (Dorosoma cepedianum), also known as the mud shad, is a member of the herring family of fish and is native to large swaths of fresh and brackish waters in the United States of America, [2] as well as portions of Quebec, Canada, and Mexico. [3]
Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) is a herring in the family Clupeidae. It is one of the most abundant fish species in the world. Atlantic herrings 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 up to 1.1 kilograms (2.4 lb).
Clupeidae is a family of clupeiform ray-finned fishes, comprising, for instance, the herrings and sprats.Many members of the family have a body protected with shiny cycloid (very smooth and uniform) scales, a single dorsal fin, and a fusiform body for quick, evasive swimming and pursuit of prey composed of small planktonic animals.
This fish is anadromous, living in marine systems and spawning in deep, swift freshwater rivers with hard substrates.It migrates to spawning grounds in the spring. In Connecticut, blueback shad spawn in 14 to 17 °C (57 to 63 °F) water, usually later in the spring than the alewife.
Alosa [2] is a genus of fish, the river herrings, in the family Alosidae.Along with other genera in the subfamily Alosinae, they are generally known as shads. [3] [4] They are distinct from other herrings by having a deeper body and spawning in rivers.