πAtlantic herring
Atlantic herring 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 (18Β in) in length and weigh up to 1.1 kilograms (2.4Β 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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IUCN Red List assessment, 2010.
- Body mass
- 1.05 kg
- Body length
- 0.3 m
- Shoulder height
- not recorded
- Top speed
- not recorded
- Bite force
- not recorded
- Maximum lifespan
- 22 years
Everything we know about the Atlantic herring
Typical adult figures. Where a value is an estimate rather than a measurement, it says so.
Body mass1.05 kgmaximum recordedFishBaseDetails βHide β
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Body length0.3 mrecord 0.45 m Β· FishBasetypical adultFishBaseDetails βHide β
Record: largest individual on record
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Maximum lifespan22 yearsrecord 25 years Β· FishBaseAnAgeDetails βHide β
data quality: acceptable
Record: largest individual on record
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Trophic level3.38FishBaseDetails βHide β
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DietcarnivoreaverageDetails βHide β
From trophic level 3.38 (FishBase): <2.2 herbivore, 2.2β2.8 omnivore, >2.8 carnivore.
Danger to humansharmlessFishBaseDetails βHide β
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Volume l1.1 LaverageDetails βHide β
Body mass at ~1.0 kg/L, the density of vertebrate tissue.
average = a mean across sexes or species in a group.
Not recorded for Atlantic herring yet: shoulder height, top speed, bite force.
Family tree
- kingdomAnimalia
- βΊphylumChordata
- βΊorderClupeiformes
- βΊfamilyClupeidae
- βΊgenusClupea
- βΊspeciesClupea harengus
- superclassRay-finned fish Β· Actinopterygii
- orderClupeiformes
- suborderClupeoidei
- genusClupea
All 11 branches βFewer branches β
- kingdomMetazoa
- phylumChordata
- subphylumCraniata
- subphylumVertebrata
- superclassGnathostomata
- superclassRay-finned fish Β· Actinopterygii
- classActinopteri
- subclassNeopterygii
- orderClupeiformes
- suborderClupeoidei
- genusClupea
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