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Clupea pallasii Valenciennes, 1847

Pacific herring
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Common names from other countries

Hareng du Pacifique, Arenque del Pacífico, Сельдь восточная, ... 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);  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 Ecology

Marine; freshwater; brackish; pelagic-neritic; non-migratory; depth range 0 - 475 m (Ref. 58426).   Temperate; 77°N - 33°N, 34°E - 119°W (Ref. 54336)

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