Redear herring (Harengula humeralis)

Scientific name: Harengula humeralis Cuvier, 1829

Redear herring (Harengula humeralis)

The Redear herring (Harengula humeralis) is a marine fish of the family Clupeidae.

Biology

Occur in coastal waters, usually along the shoreline and over clear coral reefs. May form large schools in beaches, mainly over Thalassia beds. Often in polluted areas.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Harengula humeralis
Family
Clupeidae (Herrings, shads and sardines)
Order
Clupeiformes (Herrings)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
22.0
Common length
15.0
Depth range
0–50 m (0–164 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 50 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Bermuda, Florida (USA), Bahamas, Caribbean, Guianas (but no records to the south of this; no Brazilian specimens in the extensive collections of the Museu de Zoologia, Sao Paulo, Brazil).
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Venomous
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; bait: usually
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.41-1.03; tm=1.5; Fec=41,000)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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