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🧬 Biological Classification (Kingdom to Species)Clupea harengus

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Actinopteri

Order

Clupeiformes

Family

Clupeidae

Genus

Clupea

Species

Clupea harengus

Actinopteri🌊 Marine predator / filter feeder

Atlantic herring

Clupea harengus (Atlantic herring · タイセイヨウニシン)

🛡️ Conservation Status (IUCN Red List)LC (Least Concern)

DDData Deficient

LCLeast Concern

NTNear Threatened

VUVulnerable

ENEndangered

CRCritically End.

EWExtinct in Wild

EXExtinct

Geological Era

Extant

Diet

Marine predator / filter feeder

Length · Height

45.7cm · No data

Mass · Top Speed

680g · No data

Habitat & Fossil Locality

Surface to midwater layers of coastal and open seas in the North Atlantic and the Baltic Sea (depths of 0 to about 200 m)

💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed

💡 Its maximum length of about 46 cm is close to the length of one and a half 30 cm rulers (Comparison).
💡 Its maximum weight of 0.68 kg is the weight of one and a half 500 mL bottles of water (Comparison).
💡 Herring fisheries have been an important protein source in Europe and North America for centuries, with the Dutch herring fishery dating back to 1167 (ADW).

Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.

📊 Mass & Speed Index (0–100)

⚖️ Mass Index (Blue Whale ~190 t = 100, log scale)34

Site-computed relative index from recorded values; not a formal scientific metric.

#대서양청어#Clupea harengus

📖 1. Overview

The Atlantic herring is a small schooling fish of the North Atlantic that forms massive schools in late summer and early fall. It has a blue or greenish-blue back and a silvery body.

🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology

Its body is flattened from side to side with a moderately pointed snout. Females ready to spawn carry so many eggs that the eggs make up over 20% of their body weight.

🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior

It feeds on plankton and migrates in schools between spawning grounds, wintering grounds, and feeding grounds. Juveniles stay close to the coast, while adults remain farther offshore.