Herring

Latin: clupea harengus

Size:

45 cm

Levested:

Pelagic from the surface down to a depth of 200 meters.

Distribution:

Northern distribution, Northeast Atlantic from Biscay in the south to the Barents Sea and the White Sea in the north. Along the entire Norwegian coast

Food:

Planktonic crustaceans

Facts about herring

Herring can form shoals of up to 500 million individuals. Such a large shoal of herring can actually be over a mile long and a couple of kilometers wide.

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