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Herring

Harengula jaguana Poey, 1865

Status not recordedbony fish

The herring (Harengula jaguana) is a species in the family Dorosomatidae, order Clupeiformes.

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Quick facts about the herring

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the herring live?

Not recorded

Is the herring endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the herring classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderClupeiformes
  5. familyDorosomatidae
  6. genusHarengula
  7. SpeciesHarengula jaguana Poey, 1865

Synonyms Harengula humeralis, Harengula majorina, Harengula pensacolae, Hyrtlinus altiforma

Other names and names in other languages (25)
  • Guiana HarringEnglish
  • Guiana herringEnglish
  • Hardback herringEnglish
  • PilchardEnglish
  • SardineEnglish
  • Scaled herringEnglish
  • Scaled sardineEnglish
  • sleď kubánskýCzech
  • ConchúaSpanish
  • Harengule jaganeFrench
  • Uroko-sappaJapanese
  • Savelha-cascudaPortuguese
  • Светлопёрая харенгулаRussian
  • CascaruaSpanish
  • SardinaSpanish
  • Sardina escamudaSpanish
  • sardina escamudinaSpanish
  • Sardina JaguanaSpanish
  • Sardina vivita escamudaSpanish
  • SardinetaSpanish
  • Sardineta JaguanaSpanish
  • sardinita vivita escamudaSpanish
  • ウロコサッパJapanese
  • Sardinha-cascudaPortuguese
  • Sardinha-hispânicaPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the herring

Other species in the same genus Harengula.

Sardine

Harengula clupeola

DorosomatidaeNo free photo yet

Sardine

Harengula humeralis

DorosomatidaeNo free photo yet

Herring

Harengula thrissina

DorosomatidaeNo free photo yet

CompareHerring vs SardineHerring vs SardineHerring vs HerringHerring vs Harengula chrysotaenia

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the herring?

The herring (Harengula jaguana) belongs to the family Dorosomatidae in the order Clupeiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Herring (Harengula jaguana). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/harengula-jaguana

MLA

“Herring (Harengula jaguana).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/harengula-jaguana.

BibTeX
@misc{harengula_jaguana_2026,
  title = {Herring (Harengula jaguana)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/harengula-jaguana},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}