Fish ID

Family Clupeidae, HERRINGS

Description: back bluish gray, sometimes greenish; sides silvery to brassy; slender body.

Where found: in schools ranging from N. Gulf of Mexico to Brazil

Size: up to 10″

Remarks: an abundant fish, representing a resource so far only utilized locally.

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