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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 ]
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.
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]
Sardinella tawilis (the freshwater sardinella, freshwater herring, bombon sardine or freshwater sardine) is a freshwater sardine found exclusively in the Philippines. It is the only member of the genus Sardinella known to exist entirely in fresh water. [ 2 ]
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.
Raw Atlantic herring is 72% water, 18% protein, 9% fat, and contains no carbohydrates.In a 100 gram reference amount, raw herring provides 158 calories, and is a highly rich source (20% or more of the Daily Value, DV) of vitamin B 12 (570% DV).