Herring
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A herring is a small teleost fish of the genus Cluptea. Best-known of this family is probably the Atlantic Herring. There are 15 different species of herring. When herrings migrate in the water they usually do this in large numbers; this is then called a school of herring. Like other fish, they do this for protection: see shoaling and schooling.
Herrings can be eaten. Usual ways to make food from herring is to smoke or pickle it.
A red herring is used to describe a plot device in mystery fiction that leads the reader to a wrong solution.
