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Clupea harengus

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Clupea harengus

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Also known as Atlantic herring

species of herring in the family Clupeidae

OverviewAI-generated

Clupea harengus, commonly known as the Atlantic herring, is a species of fish in the family Clupeidae and order Clupeiformes. It belongs to the genus Clupea within the class Teleostei, phylum Chordata, and kingdom Animalia. The species was described by Linnaeus in 1758 and is classified as an accepted taxon. Its habitat includes marine and brackish environments.

The IUCN Red List assessed the species as Least Concern in 2010, although it holds a regional conservation status of Near Threatened. Records of the Atlantic herring have been documented in Canada, the United States, and Norway. The species is not extinct and is distinct from other types of herring.

Synthesized by Vinony from 45 facts across 8 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, iNaturalist, Gbif Occ, IUCN Red List, WoRMS, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

Least Concern

Atlantic herring

Clupea harengus

SPECIES

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderClupeiformes
  5. FamilyClupeidae
Habitatmarine, brackish
Observations908
Observations recorded807,853

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
2,286
With media
59
Family
Clupeidae
Collections
UWFC, CUMV, YPM, TCWC, UA, OS
Recorded in
Canada, United States, Norway
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Clupea
Image
Clupea harengus Atlantic.jpg
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taxon name
Clupea harengus
IUCN conservation status
Least Concern
taxon rank
species
Commons category
Clupea harengus
MCN code
0302.41.00
Commons gallery
Clupea harengus
taxon common name
sild
sequenced genome URL
www.ensembl.org/Clupea_harengus
different from
herring
short name
C. harengus
regional conservation status
Near Threatened
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Encyclopedic overview

Clupea harengus in a barrel

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 northern 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). They feed on copepods, krill and small fish, while their natural predators are seals, whales, cod and other larger fish.

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