Shad & Herring
Pacific Herring
Clupea pallasii
SaltwaterClupeidaeLeast Concern
About
Pacific Herring are small, silvery fish with a single dorsal fin and no lateral line. They are a schooling fish, often forming massive aggregations, and are an important forage fish in the North Pacific ecosystem.
- Average size
- 9 inches
- Colors
- Silver, bluish-green back
- Diet
- Plankton, copepods, larval crustaceans, and other small invertebrates
- Region
- West Coast (Alaska to California)