Atlantic 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 (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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Atlantic herring, Hafsíld, Herring, Atlantic Herring, Atlantic herring, Herring, Baltic Herring, Bank Herring, Bismark Herring, Bloater, Cleanplate Herring, Cut Spiced Herring, Fall Herring, Golden Cure, hafsíld, Hern, Herning, herring, Herron, Kipper, Kipper Herring, Klondyked Herring, Labrador Herring, Matje Cured Herring, Mattie, Mediterranean Cure, Melker, Mesh Herring, Milker Herring, Murman Herring, Mustard Herring, Newcastle Kipper, Norwegian Cured Herring, Norwegian Herring, Norwegian Milker, Norwegian Silver Herring, Norwegian Sloe, Oriental Cure, Pearl Essence, Pickled Herring, Pickling, Protestant, Red Herring, Rounder, Sea Atlantic Herring, Sea Herring, Sea Stick, Shore Herring, Sild, Silver Cured Herring, Soused Herring, Split, Split Cure Herring, Spring Herring, Sugar Cured Fish, Summer Herring, Whitebait, Yawling

Other scientific names: Clupea alba, Clupea atlanticus, Clupea borealis, Clupea britannicus, Clupea caledonicus, Clupea cimbricus, Clupea elongata, Clupea frisius, Clupea halec, Clupea harengula, Clupea islandicus, Clupea ivernicus, Clupea leachii, Clupea membras, Clupea minima, Clupea norvegivus, Clupea scandicus, Clupea scoticus, Clupea septemtrionalis, Cyprinus esca, Rogenia alba