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Clupea pallasii Valenciennes, 1847

Pacific herring
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Canada country information

Common names: Blue back, Blue herring, Gaaw
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: Clemens, W.A. and G.V. Wilby, 1961
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: restricted | Ref: Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans, 1995
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Ranges from British Columbia (Ref. 6885) to Nunavut (Ref. 58426). Rarely enters freshwater (Ref. 11980). Utilized as a source of oil and fish meal; sold fresh, canned, and smoked (Ref. 4925). Also Ref. 188, 4925, 6793, 11007, 93933, 95147, 95155, 96339, 125580.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ca.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.ncr.dfo.ca/home_e.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Hart, J.L., 1973
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classificatie / Names Lokale namen | Synoniemen | Catalog of Fishes(Genus, Soort(en)) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Clupeiformes (Herrings) > Clupeidae (Herrings, shads, sardines, menhadens)
Etymology: Clupea: Latin, clupea = sardine, derived from Clupeus = shield; doubtless a reference to the scales covering the body of the fish + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335);  pallasii: Named after Petrus Simon Pallas, great Russian naturalist and explorer (Ref. 6885).
  More on author: Valenciennes.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologie

marien; zoet water; brak water; standvastig; diepte 0 - 475 m (Ref. 58426).   Temperate; 77°N - 33°N, 34°E - 119°W (Ref. 54336)

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