Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus)
General data
- Main name: Atlantic herring
- Local names: Summer herring, Herring, Baltic herring
- Climates: Subtropical, Temperate, Subpolar
- Habitat: Saltwater
- Native: Europe, North America
- Distribution: Norwegian sea, North Sea, Baltic sea, Gulf of St. Lawrence, Irish Sea, Daugava (Western Dvina), View all... Labrador sea, English channel, Gauja, Aegean Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Planet Earth, Atlantic Ocean
Classification
- Genus: Clupea - Herrings
- Family: Clupeidae - Clupeids
- Order: Clupeiformes - Herrings
- Class: Actinopteri - Ray-finned fishes
- Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes