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Genus of fishes
Sea. Two main species of Clupea are currently recognized: the Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) and the Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii), which have each
Clupea
Forage fish, mostly belonging to the family Clupeidae
Baltic Sea, as well as off the west coast of South America. Three species of Clupea (the type genus of the herring family Clupeidae) are recognised, and comprise
Herring
Topics referred to by the same term
Clupea is a genus of true herrings. Clupea may also refer to: FRV Clupea, Scottish inshore fisheries research vessel Kelibia, coastal town in northeastern
Clupea_(disambiguation)
Species of fish
Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) is a herring in the family Clupeidae. It is one of the most abundant fish species in the world. Atlantic herrings can
Atlantic_herring
Genus of fish
Sardinops sagax (Jenyns, 1842) Synonyms List Clupea caerulea Mitchill, 1815 Sardina caerulea (Mitchill, 1815) Clupea sagax Jenyns, 1842 Arengus sagax (Jenyns
Sardinops
Species of fish
Order: Clupeiformes Family: Alosidae Genus: Alosa Species: A. sapidissima Binomial name Alosa sapidissima (A. Wilson, 1811) Synonyms Clupea sapidissima
American_shad
Species of fish
1758 in the 10th edition of Systema Naturae. The original binomial was Clupea sprattus, and it was later transferred to the genus Sprattus. Three subspecies
European_sprat
Extinct genus of fishes
eocaena were originally described as species of true herring in the genus Clupea. As with modern-day clupeids, Knightia spp. likely fed on algae and diatoms
Knightia
Type of fish used as food for humans
The most abundant and commercially important species belong to the genus Clupea, found particularly in shallow, temperate waters of the North Pacific and
Herring_as_food
Species of North American shad
Synonyms Clupea vernalis Mitchill, 1815 Clupea megalops Rafinesque, 1818 Clupea parvula Mitchill, 1814 Clupea pseudoharengus Wilson, 1811 Clupea virescens
Alewife_(fish)
Species of fish
The Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii) is a species of the herring family associated with the Pacific Ocean environment of North America and northeast Asia
Pacific_herring
used. Clupea was replaced by MRV Alba-Na-Mara after the latter's launch in 2008. She has been sold to a private company.[citation needed] As Clupea she
Lifeline_(ship)
Family of fishes
important species of the Clupeidae include the Atlantic and Baltic herrings (Clupea harengus), and the Pacific herring (C. pallasii). The Clupeidae family primarily
Clupeidae
Species of fish
Binomial name Amblygaster sirm (Walbaum, 1792) Synonyms Clupea harengus sirm Walbaum, 1792 Clupea sirm Walbaum, 1792 Sardinella sirm (Walbaum, 1792) Ambligaster
Amblygaster_sirm
Species of fish related to the herring and other fish such as Shads and Sardines
Tenualosa ilisha F. Hamilton, 1822 Synonyms Clupanodon ilisha Hamilton, 1822 Clupea ilisha (Hamilton, 1822) Hilsa ilisha (Hamilton, 1822) Macrura ilisha (Hamilton
Ilish
Species of fish
it was the first sardine to be described. It was originally put under Clupea from 1842 to 1879. Under this genus, Gunther (1868) gave a general description
European_pilchard
Clupeiformes that may be classed as sardines, including Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus), and brisling sardine (Sprattus sprattus); FishBase, a comprehensive
Sardines_as_food
anchovy Clupea thrissa – Clupanodon thrissa Clupea sima Clupea sternicla – Common hatchetfish Clupea mystus – Coilia mystus Clupea tropica Clupea sinensis
Pisces in the 10th edition of Systema Naturae
Pisces_in_the_10th_edition_of_Systema_Naturae
Swedish fermented Baltic Sea herring
v t e Herrings True herrings Clupea Araucanian herring Atlantic herring Baltic herring Pacific herring Chosa herring White Sea herring Other herrings Freshwater
Surströmming
Species of fish
cyprinoides (Broussonet, 1782) Synonyms Clupea cyprinoides Broussonet 1782 Elops cyprinoides (Broussonet 1782) Clupea thrissoides Bloch & Schneider 1801 Cyprinodon
Indo-Pacific_tarpon
Common name for several kinds of forage fish
Cardinale, Massimiliano, and Arrheni, Fredrik. "Feeding preferences of herring (Clupea harengus) and sprat (Sprattus sprattus) in the southern Baltic Sea". ICES
Sprat
Species of fish
fimbriata (S. Bowdich, 1825) Synonyms Clupea fimbriata Bowdich, 1825 Alausa dorsalis Valenciennes, 1847 Clupea dorsalis (Valenciennes, 1847) Ethmalosa
Ethmalosa
Largest living species of dolphin
surface activity of killer whales (Orcinus orca) that feed on herring (Clupea harengus)". Acta Ethologica. 10 (2): 47–53. doi:10.1007/s10211-007-0029-7
Orca
Species of fish
Bleeker, 1849 Clupea bulan (Bleeker, 1849) Harengula bulan (Bleeker, 1849) Sardinella bulan (Bleeker, 1849) Clupeonia perforata Cantor, 1849 Clupea perforata
Sardinella_albella
Species of fish
Albula lacustris Walbaum, 1792 Albula conoryncha Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Clupea brasiliensis Bloch & Schneider, 1801 non Steindachner, 1879 Albula plumieri
Bonefish
Species of fish
(Nordmann, 1840) Synonyms Clupea cultriventris Nordmann, 1840 Clupea cultriventris tscharchalensis (non Borodin, 1896) Clupea delicatula Nordmann, 1840
Black_Sea_sprat
Species of fish
(Valenciennes, 1847) Clupea maculata (Valenciennes, 1847) Alausa coerulea Valenciennes, 1847 Clupea notacanthus Günther, 1868 Clupea notacanthoides Steindachner
Ethmidium
Cooperative hunting method used by some cetaceans
(Orcinus orca) to capture wintering Norwegian spring-spawning herring (Clupea harengus). The term carousel feeding was first used to describe a similar
Carousel_feeding
Subspecies of fish
herring, Clupea pallasii marisalbi, is a subspecies of the Pacific herring, Clupea pallasii, in the genus Clupea of the family Clupeidae. "Clupea pallasii
White_Sea_herring
Genus of fishes
Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Clupeiformes Family: Alosidae Genus: Brevoortia Gill, 1861 Type species Clupea menhaden Mitchill, 1814
Brevoortia
Species of fish
Clupanodon chapra Hamilton, 1822 Clupea chapra (Hamilton, 1822) Clupanodon cagius Hamilton, 1822 Clupea indica Gray, 1834 Clupea champil Gray, 1834 Alausa microlepis
Gudusia_chapra
Whole cold-smoked herring
v t e Herrings True herrings Clupea Araucanian herring Atlantic herring Baltic herring Pacific herring Chosa herring White Sea herring Other herrings Freshwater
Kipper
Lake in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
fresh water thereby increasing salinity. These include the Baltic herring (Clupea harengus membras), big-scale sand smelt (Atherina boyeri caspia), black-striped
Aral_Sea
Bird of prey species of North America
estuaries and shallow coastlines of southern Alaska are Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii), Pacific sand lance (Ammodytes hexapterus) and eulachon (Thaleichthys
Bald_eagle
Species of fish
The Araucanian herring (Strangomera bentincki or Clupea bentincki) is a species of fish in the family Clupeidae. It is an epipelagic fish, silvery below
Araucanian_herring
Species of fish
(Latrobe, 1802) Synonyms Clupea tyrannus Latrobe, 1802 Clupea menhaden Mitchill, 1814 Clupea neglecta Rafinesque, 1818 Clupea carolinensis Gronow, 1854
Atlantic_menhaden
Sea between Denmark, Norway and Sweden
spinax, Chimaera monstrosa and Glyptocephalus cynoglossus. On the top are Clupea harengus, Scomber scombrus, Sprattus sprattus. Some species that move between
Skagerrak
Species of fish
Species: A. tanaica Binomial name Alosa tanaica (Grimm, 1901) Synonyms Clupea tanaica Grimm, 1901 Alosa caspia tanaica (Grimm, 1901) Alosa nordmanni Antipa
Alosa_tanaica
Traditional way of preserving herring
R. L. (2005). "Fatty acids and fat-soluble vitamins in salted herring (Clupea harengus) products". Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 53 (5):
Pickled_herring
Smoked herring dish
v t e Herrings True herrings Clupea Araucanian herring Atlantic herring Baltic herring Pacific herring Chosa herring White Sea herring Other herrings Freshwater
Buckling_(fish)
Genus of fishes
Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Clupeiformes Family: Clupeidae Genus: Hyperlophus J. D. Ogilby, 1892 Type species Clupea sprattellides Ogilby, 1892
Hyperlophus
Topics referred to by the same term
in Aira, Kagoshima, Japan chosa herring, Clupea pallasii suworowi, a subspecies of the Pacific herring, Clupea pallasii a portable shrine in Japanese festivals
Chosa
Species of fish
(Mitchill, 1814) Synonyms Clupea mediocris (Mitchill, 1814) Pomolobus mediocris (Mitchill, 1814) Clupea mattowaca (Mitchill, 1815) Clupea viridescens (DeKay
Hickory_shad
Military investment of the town of Aspis by the Romans during the First Punic War
The siege of Aspis or Clupea was fought in 256 BC between Carthage and the Roman Republic. It was the first fighting on African land during the First Punic
Siege_of_Aspis
Dish of raw herring pickled in vinegar
v t e Herrings True herrings Clupea Araucanian herring Atlantic herring Baltic herring Pacific herring Chosa herring White Sea herring Other herrings Freshwater
Soused_herring
Common name for several fish, but mainly the demersal genus Gadus
Massimiliano & Arrheni, Fredrik (2004). "Feeding preferences of herring (Clupea harengus) and sprat (Sprattus sprattus) in the southern Baltic Sea". ICES
Cod
Large gulf of the Atlantic Ocean on the east coast of North America
pinnipeds, the Acadian redfish (Sebastes fasciatus), the Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus), and the American lobster (Homarus americanus), which grows to
Gulf_of_Maine
Sound in Washington, United States
malma). Common forage fishes found in Puget Sound include Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii), surf smelt (Hypomesus pretiosus), and Pacific sand lance (Ammodytes
Puget_Sound
Historical bronze statue in Rome
niches containing statues, and the fourth with square windows and circular clupea; in a bird's eye view the circular interior can also be seen with two tiers
Colossus_of_Nero
Caviar substitute made from herring and squid ink, made without any fish roe
v t e Herrings True herrings Clupea Araucanian herring Atlantic herring Baltic herring Pacific herring Chosa herring White Sea herring Other herrings Freshwater
Avruga_caviar
Species of fish
Alosa malayana Bleeker, 1866 Clupea durbanensis Regan, 1906 Clupea kanagurta (Bleeker, 1852) Clupea kelee Cuvier, 1829 Clupea platygaster Günther, 1868 Clupeonia
Hilsa_kelee
Species of fish
Synonyms Alausa vulgaris Valenciennes, 1847 Alosa communis Yarrell, 1836 Alosa cuvierii Malm, 1877 Alosa rusa Mauduyt, 1848 Clupea alosa Linnaeus, 1758
Allis_shad
Family of fishes
PMID 29515269. Baykina, E. M.; Schwarzhans, W. W. (2017-03-01). "Review of "Clupea humilis" from the Sarmatian of Moldova and description of Moldavichthys
Alosidae
Species of seabird
rates fell, with many chicks starving to death. In Norway, the herring (Clupea harengus) is the mainstay of the diet. When herring numbers dwindled, so
Atlantic_puffin
Part of the water column near to the seabed and the benthos
but can also be found in the open water column, and the Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) is predominantly a pelagic species but forms large aggregations
Demersal_zone
Subspecies of fish
The chosa herring, Clupea pallasii suworowi, is a subspecies of the Pacific herring, Clupea pallasii, in the genus Clupea of the family Clupeidae. Froese
Chosa_herring
Species of fish
Dussumieria acuta Valenciennes, 1847 Synonyms Dussumiera acuta Valenciennes, 1847 Clupea flosmaris Richardson, 1846 Elops javanicus Valenciennes, 1847 Etrumeus albulina
Rainbow_sardine
southeastern Alaska Acipenser transmontanus (White Sturgeon) Genus Clupea Clupea pallasii (Pacific Herring) Genus Oncorhynchus Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
List_of_fishes_of_Alaska
Superorder of fishes
Late Jurassic to present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class:
Clupeomorpha
Genus of fishes
Chirocentridae Bleeker, 1849 Genus: Chirocentrus Cuvier, 1816 Type species Clupea dorab Fabricius, 1775 Species See text Synonyms Neosudis Castelnau, 1873
Wolf_herring
Extinct genus of fishes
Actinopterygii Order: †Ellimmichthyiformes Family: †Armigatidae Genus: †Armigatus Grande, 1982 Type species †Clupea brevissimus Blainville, 1818 Species See text
Armigatus
Species of fish
1847) Rogenia argyrotaenia Bleeker, 1852 Clupea argyrotaenia (Bleeker, 1852) Rogenia argijrotaenia Bleeker, 1852 Clupea macrolepis Steindachner, 1879
Escualosa_thoracata
Species of fish
(Bleeker, 1849) Synonyms Clupea gibbosa Bleeker, 1849 Harengula gibbosa (Bleeker, 1849) Spratella tembang Bleeker, 1851 Clupea immaculata Kishinouye, 1908
Goldstripe_sardinella
Species of fish
Life: 681340 Plazi: 3EA7756B-2BD6-5CB9-CACA-6A51E9E90256 WoRMS: 158693 Clupea sadina Wikidata: Q28746382 CoL: 5ZD5Z GBIF: 4284093 ITIS: 572679 WoRMS:
Etrumeus_sadina
German zoologist, botanist, and natural historian (1741–1811)
the East Siberian grayling (Thymallus pallasii) and the Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii). He was also honoured in the name of a plant genus, Petrosimonia
Peter_Simon_Pallas
Smoked herring from Northumberland, England
v t e Herrings True herrings Clupea Araucanian herring Atlantic herring Baltic herring Pacific herring Chosa herring White Sea herring Other herrings Freshwater
Craster_kipper
Extinct genus of fishes
initially named without formal description by Louis Agassiz in 1835 as Clupea leptostea, alongside another fish known as Coelogaster analis. In 1905,
Coelogaster
Genus of ray-finned fishes
Engraulidae Subfamily: Coiliinae Genus: Setipinna Swainson, 1839 Type species Setipinna megalura (a synonym of Clupea phasa Hamilton, 1822 Swainson, 1839
Setipinna
Genus of fishes
Clupeiformes Family: Engraulidae Subfamily: Engraulinae Genus: Engraulis Cuvier, 1816 Type species Clupea encrasicolus (Linnaeus, 1758) Species See text.
Engraulis
Species of fish
Sprattus Species: S. fuegensis Binomial name Sprattus fuegensis (Jenyns, 1842) Synonyms Clupea fuegensis Jenyns, 1842 Sprattus fueguensis (Jenyns, 1842)
Falkland_sprat
Miocene geologic formation in southern California, United States
eximius Articulated skeletons A viperfish. ?Clupea ?C. tiejei Articulated skeleton A herring, classification in Clupea uncertain. Cyclothone C. solitudinis Lower
Modelo_Formation
Term for herring that is smoked whole
v t e Herrings True herrings Clupea Araucanian herring Atlantic herring Baltic herring Pacific herring Chosa herring White Sea herring Other herrings Freshwater
Bloater_(herring)
Gadidae fishes in human nutrition and cooking
[2] [dead link] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Clupea". FishBase. January 2006 version. O'Clair, Rita M. and O'Clair, Charles
Cod_as_food
Species of ray-finned fish
(Forsskål, 1775) Chirocentrus hypselosoma Bleeker, 1852 Clupea dentex Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Clupea dorab Forsskål, 1775 Esox chirocentrus Lacepède, 1803
Dorab_wolf-herring
Extinct genus of ray-finned fishes
moved to Ichthyodectes libanicus. It was moved to its own genus in 1903. Clupea gigantea Heckel, 1849, a species described earlier based on an indeterminate
Eubiodectes
Species of ray-finned fish
fasciata Binomial name Aurigequula fasciata (Lacépède, 1803) Synonyms Clupea fasciata Lacepède, 1803 Equula fasciata (Lacepède, 1803) Leiognathus fasciatus
Striped_ponyfish
v t e Herrings True herrings Clupea Araucanian herring Atlantic herring Baltic herring Pacific herring Chosa herring White Sea herring Other herrings Freshwater
Herring_fair
Extinct genus of fishes
†Dipterichthyinae Arambourg, 1967 Genus: †Palimphyes Agassiz, 1835 Type species †Clupea elongata de Blainville, 1818 Species See text Synonyms Dipterichthys Arambourg
Palimphyes
swallow (national bird) Hirundo rustica Baltic herring (national fish) Clupea harengus membras Swallowtail (national butterfly) Papilio machaon Finland
List_of_national_animals
Species of fish
1839 Laubuca guttatus (McClelland, 1839) Perilampus fulvescens Blyth, 1860 Clupea huae Tirant, 1883 Chela huae (Tirant, 1883) Danio menoni Barman, 1986 Laubuka
Indian_glass_barb
Eggs and larvae of fish that drift in the water column
Progress Series, 59: 55–61. Johannessen, A. (1980) "Predation on herring (Clupea harengus) eggs and young larvae". ICES C.M. 1980/H:33. Santander, H.; Alheit
Ichthyoplankton
Species of fish
leiogaster Valenciennes, 1847 Clupea leiogaster (Valenciennes, 1847) Amblyogaster leiogaster (Valenciennes, 1847) Clupea okinawensis Kishinouye, 1908
Amblygaster_leiogaster
Species of fish
with the juveniles of other fish species, mainly Atlantic herring (Clupea clupea) and with other species of horse mackerels such as the Mediterranean
Atlantic_horse_mackerel
Small body of water in the North Atlantic
aeglefinus), saithe (Pollachius virens), redfish (Sebastes marinus), herring (Clupea harengus), blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou), capelin (Mallotus villosus)
Iceland_Sea
Salt cured herring
v t e Herrings True herrings Clupea Araucanian herring Atlantic herring Baltic herring Pacific herring Chosa herring White Sea herring Other herrings Freshwater
Spekesild
Feeding strategy for many animals
in commercially-important fish populations such as of Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus). This effect can be important in attempts to restore fisheries
Egg_predation
Geologic formation in the United States
Geologist Dr. John Evans collected the first fossil fish, described as Clupea humilis (later renamed Knightia eocaena), from the Green River beds in 1856
Green_River_Formation
Species of mammal
prey items include krill, capelin (Mallotus villosus), herring (such as Clupea harengus), flat fish, and gadiform fish, such as various species of cod
Harp_seal
Pickled herring fillets
v t e Herrings True herrings Clupea Araucanian herring Atlantic herring Baltic herring Pacific herring Chosa herring White Sea herring Other herrings Freshwater
Rollmops
Species of ray-finned fish
Stolephorus commersonianus Lacepède, 1803 Stolephorus commersonii Lacepède, 1803 Clupea tuberculosa Lacepède, 1803 Stolephorus rex Jordan & Seale, 1926 Anchoviella
Stolephorus_commersonnii
Code of scientific nomenclature for animals
first author, Cuvier, 1829 included two species Clupea alosa and Clupea fincta. Type species is Clupea alosa Linnaeus 1758 by subsequent absolute tautonymy
International Code of Zoological Nomenclature
International_Code_of_Zoological_Nomenclature
Species of fish
Clupeonella Species: C. tscharchalensis Binomial name Clupeonella tscharchalensis (Borodin, 1896) Synonyms Clupea cultriventris tscharchalensis Borodin, 1896
Freshwater_tyulka
Species of fish
is endemic to Greece. Alosa macedonica was first formally described as Clupea macedonica in 1921 by the Italian physician and ichthyologist Decio Vinciguerra
Alosa_macedonica
Natural lake, reservoir in New Jersey, United States
stocked from time to time. The main forage is the abundant alewife herring, (Clupea vernalis), the basis of the lake's fish food chain. "Koppenhaver, Bob. "Ye
Lake_Hopatcong
Species of fish
(2.4 in). Compared to other herrings, they are very small (the length of Clupea harengus adult fish is up to 45 cm (18 in) long) which is why they lack
Glassy_sprat
Species of fish
was first described by ichthyologist N. A. Borodin in 1904 under the name Clupea engrauliformis. The holotype is 124 mm in length, was caught near Cape Buynak
Anchovy_sprat
(White Sturgeon) Genus Alosa Alosa sapidissima (American Shad) Genus Clupea Clupea pallasii (Pacific Herring) Genus Oncorhynchus Oncorhynchus clarkii (Cutthroat
List of fishes of Washington state
List_of_fishes_of_Washington_state
Species of fish
Species: N. nasus Binomial name Nematalosa nasus (Bloch, 1795) Synonyms Clupea nasus Bloch, 1795 Chatoessus nasus (Bloch, 1795) Dorosoma nasus (Bloch,
Nematalosa_nasus
Roman military leader, partisan of Pompey
Sicily. Threatened by the fleet of Gaius Scribonius Curio, he withdrew from Clupea (in modern Tunisia) to Hadrumetum (also in modern Tunisia), and then joined
Lucius Julius Caesar (proquaestor)
Lucius_Julius_Caesar_(proquaestor)
Genus of fishes
Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Clupeiformes Family: Dorosomatidae Genus: Nematalosa Regan, 1917 Type species Clupea nasus Bloch, 1795
Nematalosa
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n.
Any one of several small species of herring which are commonly preserved in olive oil for food, especially the pilchard, or European sardine (Clupea pilchardus). The California sardine (Clupea sagax) is similar. The American sardines of the Atlantic coast are mostly the young of the common herring and of the menhaden.
n.
The European shad (Clupea vulgaris); allice shad. See Alose.
n. sing. & pl.
Any one of several species of food fishes of the Herring family. The American species (Clupea sapidissima), which is abundant on the Atlantic coast and ascends the larger rivers in spring to spawn, is an important market fish. The European allice shad, or alose (C. alosa), and the twaite shad. (C. finta), are less important species.
n.
A young herring (Clupea harengus).
n.
The European shad (Clupea alosa); -- called also allice shad or allis shad. The name is sometimes applied to the American shad (Clupea sapidissima). See Shad.
n.
An American clupeoid fish (Clupea mediocris), similar to the shad in habits and appearance, but smaller and less esteemed for food; -- called also hickory shad, tailor shad, fall herring, and shad herring.
n.
An East India herring (Clupea toli) which is extensively caught for the sake of its roe and for its flesh.
n.
A small European food fish (Clupea pilchardus) resembling the herring, but thicker and rounder. It is sometimes taken in great numbers on the coast of England.
n.
A North American fish (Clupea vernalis) of the Herring family. It is called also ellwife, ellwhop, branch herring. The name is locally applied to other related species.
a.
Like or related to the genus Clupeaster; -- applied to a group of flattened sea urchins, with a rosette of pores on the upper side.
n.
An Asiatic sardine (Clupea Neohowii), valued for its oil.
n.
A small European herring (Clupea sprattus) closely allied to the common herring and the pilchard; -- called also garvie. The name is also applied to small herring of different kinds.
n.
An American river herring (Clupea aestivalis), closely allied to the alewife.
n.
One of various species of fishes of the genus Clupea, and allied genera, esp. the common round or English herring (C. harengus) of the North Atlantic. Herrings move in vast schools, coming in spring to the shores of Europe and America, where they are salted and smoked in great quantities.