Description

Also known as Bait, Baitfish, Bay Anchovy, North Pacific Anchovy, Northern Anchovy, Pinhead, Rainbow Smelt, Smelt, Whitebait.

Found in large, packed schools, on bays and inlets of coastal waters, never more than 30km from shores.
They feed on copepods, decapod larvae and krill.
Length - 24cm
Depth - 0-300m
Widespread Northeast Pacific

Herrings are the largest of the schooling baitfish and are one of the most important fish in the food chain! Ref: https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Engraulis-mordax.html