Atlantic herring

Noun

Meaning

important food fish; found in enormous shoals in the northern Atlantic

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

Clupea harengus harengus shad sardine herring sprat alewife mackerel anchovy pilchard clupeid whitebait brisling blueback herring gizzard shad sardinella

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Hypernyms

herring Clupea harangus

Examples

Clupea contains three species: the Atlantic herring (the type species) found in the north Atlantic, the Pacific herring found in the north Pacific, and the Araucanian herring found off the coast of Chile. Source: Internet

Environmental Defense have suggested that the Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) fishery is an environmentally responsible fishery. Source: Internet

Life cycle Herring spawn At least one stock of Atlantic herring spawns in every month of the year. Source: Internet

However, several marine species have populations in the Baltic Sea adapted to the low salinity, such as the Baltic Sea herring which is smaller than the Atlantic herring. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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