Clupea Harengus Harengus (Noun)
Meaning
Important food fish; found in enormous shoals in the northern Atlantic.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The clupea harengus harengus is an important food fish that has been the target of major fisheries for centuries.
- The clupea harengus harengus is found in enormous shoals in the northern Atlantic where it feeds on small crustaceans and plankton.
- Herring, or clupea harengus harengus, are a key food source for many marine mammals and seabirds.
- Clupea harengus harengus has been an essential component of the human diet, particularly in coastal communities, for thousands of years.
- The massive shoals of clupea harengus harengus that once filled the northern Atlantic are now threatened by overfishing and habitat destruction.