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

• 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.