Herring (Clupea harengus)

NEW RECORD HERRING: 0.48 kg, Red Bay, Co. Antrim, 17th September 2011 – Hamish Currie

Specimen weight: 0.34 kg (0.75 lbs)
Record: 0.48 kg, Red Bay. Co. Antrim, 2011

Belly knife-edged; pelvic fins under about the middle of the dorsal.53-60 scales in a longitudinal series. May grow to about 15 inches.

Note: ★ ★ Very good time to fish Herring
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