| Nom Commun | Atlantic round herring |
| Langue | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Nom commercial officiel | No |
| Rang | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Pays | United Kingdom |
| Localité | |
| Réf. | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 1990 |
| Stade de développement | juveniles and adults |
| Sexe | females and males |
| Racine | |
| 1er modificateur | |
| 2nd modificateur | |
| Remarques | 'herring', from Old English 'haering', i.e., the gray fish, from prehistoric West Germanic 'kheringgaz', i.e., 'kher' = English 'hoar', i.e., silvery gray color of herring (p. 281 in Ref. 11979). |