Pacific herring
Fish - Clupea pallasii
The Pacific herring is a species of the herring family associated with the Pacific Ocean environment of North America and northeast Asia. It is a silvery fish with unspined fins and a deeply forked caudal fin. Pacific herring is considered a keystone species because of its very high productivity and interactions with many predators and prey. Pacific herring spawn in variable seasons, but often in the early part of the year in intertidal and sub-tidal environments, commonly on eelgrass, seaweed, or other submerged vegetation.
Main Photo Credit: "Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii), California, USA" by Carleydemons, 2026. CC BY-NC 2.0. Description: Wikipedia
