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Pacific herring

Pacific herring

4.6
A small silver fish that lives in the northern Pacific Ocean and people eat
  • noun
  • /pəˈsɪfɪk ˈhɛrɪŋ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : arenque del Pacífico
  • Pacific herring are crucial for the food web that supports endangered salmon, orcas, and migratory birds.
  • Pacific herring and squid
  • Pacific herring and sardine

Examples

  • The range of Pacific herring extends from California to Alaska and includes many spawning stocks (Frey, 1971).

    Academic text (2000)

  • Pacific herring are a vital food source for many marine animals along the northern Pacific coast.

  • Pacific herring

    Academic text (2000)

  • Examples of prohibited species include Pacific halibut, Pacific herring, salmonids, king crab, and tanner crab.

    Academic text (2008)

  • West Coast fisheries selected were Pacific whiting, market squid, northern anchovy, Pacific herring, and Pacific sardine.

    Academic text (2000)

  • In 1932, Rounsefell and Dahlgren (1933) developed internal magnetic tags to mark Pacific herring, Clupea pallasii.

    Academic text (1991)

  • The chef prepared a delicious dish using fresh herring caught from the Pacific Ocean.

  • During fishing season, many boats target Pacific herring due to their high demand in local markets.

Synonyms

herring
vsPacific herring
52 1.4

A small silver fish often eaten smoked, salted, or pickled

is the narrower scientific species name limited to one northern ocean area
Clupea harengus pallasii
vsPacific herring
  • Specialized
9.9

A type of herring that lives in the northern Pacific and is used as food

is the common name for that subspecies rather than the scientific label

Surface Forms

Pacific herring singular
Pacific herrings plural

Morphology

Pacific + herring

The meaning 'a species of herring found in the Pacific Ocean' is directly and compositionally derived from 'Pacific' (pertaining to the Pacific Ocean) + 'herring' (a fish). This is a straightforward regional adjective + noun pattern common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will understand the MWE.

Etymology

Pacific herring names the small fish called a herring that lives in the Pacific Ocean. Because people catch it for food, the name simply tells you where this herring lives and that it is an important 'food fish'.