Shoal Of Herring Frozen After A Harsh Wind, Norwegian Bay, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada, Arctic Ocean

Atlantic herring - Clupea harengus Linnaeus, 1758 - 45.0 cm - 30.0 cm - 1.05 kg - 22 years - 3.23 - - - - LC, Least concern
Pacific herring - Clupea pallasii Valenciennes, 1847 - 46.0 cm - 25.0 cm - n/a - 19 years - 3.15 - - - - Not assessed
• In addition, a number of related species, all in the family Clupeidae, are commonly referred to as herrings.
• There are also a number of other species called herrings, which may be related to clupeids or just share some characteristics of herrings (such as the lake herring, which is a salmonid). Just which of these species are called herrings can vary with locality, so what might be called a herring in one locality might be called something else in another locality.