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Herrings

Clupeiformes · 5 species · 3 families

In Québec, the order Clupeiformes brings together 5 species of fish, in 3 families. The stars? Atlantic Herring, American Shad and Alewife, the most often observed. The richest region: Bas-Saint-Laurent, with 4 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Bas-Saint-Laurent4
  2. Capitale-Nationale4
  3. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean3
  4. Mauricie3
  5. Estrie3
  6. Montréal3
  7. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine3
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches3
  9. Lanaudière3
  10. Laurentides3
  11. Montérégie3
  12. Centre-du-Québec3
  13. Côte-Nord2
  14. Laval1

Herrings 5

Clupeiformes
All166Cypriniformes36Perciformes31Salmoniformes17Gadiformes10Centrarchiformes8Acanthuriformes6Carangiformes6Siluriformes6Clupeiformes5Lamniformes4Petromyzontiformes4Scombriformes4Acipenseriformes2Anguilliformes2Atheriniformes2Cyprinodontiformes2Gobiiformes2Hiodontiformes2Labriformes2Osmeriformes2Rajiformes2Squaliformes2Syngnathiformes2Amiiformes1Beloniformes1Carcharhiniformes1Lepisosteiformes1Lophiiformes1Percopsiformes1Tetraodontiformes1
Family
All5Alosidae3Clupeidae1Dorosomatidae1
Atlantic Herring4,134 observations
American Shad3,377 observations
Alewife3,366 observations
American Gizzard Shad3,186 observations
Blueback Shad2 observations