Herring vs. Sardines — What's the Difference?

Herring are forage fish, mostly belonging to the family Clupeidae. Herring often move in large schools around fishing banks and near the coast, found particularly in shallow, temperate waters of the North Pacific and North Atlantic Oceans, including the Baltic Sea, as well as off the west coast of South America.

Any of various edible fishes of the family Clupeidae that are frequently canned, especially small herrings of western Atlantic waters and Sardina pilchardus of European waters.

Any of various silvery fishes of the family Clupeidae, especially the commercially important Clupea harengus of the northern Atlantic Ocean and C. pallasii of the northern Pacific Ocean.

Any of various other small, silvery, edible freshwater or marine fishes.

A type of small, oily fish of the genus Clupea, often used as food.

To pack tightly; cram

Fish in the family Clupeidae.

Plural of sardine

Fish similar to those in genus Clupea, many of those in the order Clupeiformes.

(uncountable) A children's game in which the players hide together, lying side by side.

One of various species of fishes of the genus Clupea, and allied genera, esp. the common round or English herring (Clupea harengus) of the North Atlantic. Herrings move in vast schools, coming in spring to the shores of Europe and America, where they are salted and smoked in great quantities.

Valuable flesh of fatty fish from shallow waters of northern Atlantic or Pacific; usually salted or pickled

Commercially important food fish of northern waters of both Atlantic and Pacific