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Atlantic Herring
Clupea harengus
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
AlewifeAlosa pseudoharengus
European SpratSprattus sprattus
Rainbow SmeltOsmerus mordax
Threespine SticklebackGasterosteus aculeatus
Atlantic SilversideMenidia menidia
BleakAlburnus alburnus
Northern AnchovyEngraulis mordax
Pacific HerringClupea pallasii
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 839,749 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 815,831 |
| Canada | 175,305 |
| Nova Scotia | 67,939 |
| Quebec | 45,249 |
| New Brunswick | 41,299 |
| Maine | 19,700 |
| Massachusetts | 1,748 |
| Prince Edward Island | 1,030 |
| British Columbia | 722 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Ray-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii |
| Order | Herrings · Clupeiformes |
| Family | Herrings and Sprats · Clupeidae |
| Genus | Clupea |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Atlantic Herring with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.