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Atlantic Herring (Clupea harengus), a commercially important Atlantic Ocean fish, also known as Herring, Sea Herring, Sild, Common Herring, Labrador Herring, Sardine, Sperling; weight – 1.1 kg (2.4 lb); length – up to 35.5 cm (14 in); lifespan – up to 15 years. Atlantic Herring are small schooling fish, silvery in color, with a bluish or greenish-blue back; they feed on zooplankton (tiny floating animals), krill, and fish larvae. Image courtesy of NOAA.