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Clupea harengus Linnaeus, 1758

Atlantic herring
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Germany country information

Common names: Allec, Bismarckhering, Bratbückling
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
Abundance: fairly common (chances are about 50%) | Ref: Klenz, B., 2003
Importance: highly commercial | Ref: FAO, 1994
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Occurs throughout the coastal and EEZ areas of the German North and Baltic Seas (Ref. 88171). The autumn spawning herring is considered endangered in the Baltic Sea (Ref. 88159). Threats for herring in the North and Baltic Seas due to human activities: fisheries, shipping and boating, resource exploration, offshore installations, sediment removal, eutrophication (Ref. 88171).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/gm.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.ble.de/index.cfm?8C712107D9244972B3C193AC1917DCE7#Handelsbezeichnungen
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Whitehead, P.J.P., 1985
National Database: AGRDEU

Common names from other countries

Hareng de l'Atlantique, Arenque del Atlántico, Сельдь атлантическая, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > 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).
  More on author: Linnaeus.

Issue
The subspecies were not characterized well enough, that unless there is more evidence presented, Clupea harengus should be considered as one species with several known populations (S.Kullander, pers.comm. 07/09).

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

Marine; brackish; benthopelagic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 0 - 364 m (Ref. 58426), usually 0 - 200 m (Ref. 6683).   Temperate; 1°C - 18°C (Ref. 188); 80°N - 33°N, 95°W - 70°E

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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