Atlantic herring
Clupea harengus
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- Language
- English
- Transliteration
- Atlantic herring
- IPA
- /ətˈlæntɪk ˈhɛɹɪŋ/
Atlantic: from Latin Atlanticus, from Greek Ἀτλαντικός (Atlantikós, of Atlas) ↳ Ἄτλας (Átlas), the Titan who held up the sky, after whom the Atlantic Ocean is named herring: from Old English hǣring ↳ From Proto-Germanic *hēringaz, possibly related to *hēra- (gray, silvery), describing the fish's shimmering appearance
Atlantic herring. One of the most abundant fish species. Schooling pelagic fish found in temperate waters of the North Atlantic. Grows to 45cm. Commercially one of the most important fish species in the world.
Same species, different names
Atlantic herringInternational
HarengFrance
HaringNetherlands
HeringGermany
RingaTurkish Aegean
SildNorway
SildDenmark
SillSweden
ŚledźPoland
ΡέγγαGreece