Alosidae

blueback herring

Alosa aestivalis

Dark blue backs migrate in schools to spawn

• Blue
• Tropical
• Lower river
• Upper river
• Regional distribution
• Atlantic Ocean
• North America
• Fusiform
• Compressed cross-section
• Medium
• Tropical fish

blueback herring is a migratory fish from Western Atlantic. It inhabits estuaries and brackish water. Records give a maximum length of 40 cm.