Titles in different languages

     North Pacific herring, Pacific herring (eng), Pacifisher hering (deu), aringa del Pacifico (it), Восточная, тихоокееанская сельдь (ru)

Features

Spread

     Widespread in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, noted in the Bosphorus, the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea and in the Adriatic Sea.

Characteristic

     Marine fish, but does not avoid significantly desalinated waters. Gregarious fish. When waters warm up in summer, it moves away from shores and goes to relatively deep waters.

Reproduction

     Spawning within the entire range, preferably in bays and gulfs. In most cases, eggs are laid in the algae belt zone, at a depth of 2-4 meters, primarily on the zoster. Spawning occurs at temperatures of 0-6 degrees Celsius. Salinity at different spawning grounds may be from 12 to 32-33 ppm.

Development

     At 3 degrees Celsius the eggs develop 23-24 days, at 6 degrees Celsius - 16-17 days.

Growth

     Length up to 50 centimeters, weight 735 grams. Sexual maturity occurs at the age of 3-5 years. Life expectancy 6-17 years.

Food

Migration

     Almost all herds fatten and winter in the open sea. Spawning migrations are small. They are longest in Sakhalin and Kamchatka.