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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