Blueback herring Blueback herring The blueback herring or blueback shad ("Alosa aestivalis") is an anadromous species of herring from the east coast of North America, with a range from Nova Scotia to Florida. Blueback herring form schools and are believed to migrate offshore to overwinter near the bottom. These fish are silvery in color, have a series of scutes (modified, spiny and keeled scales) along their bellies, and are characterized by deep bluish-green backs. They reach a maximum size of approximately and are believed to live up to 8 years. The most distinguishing characteristic of this species is the black to dusky
Ide (fish) the wild in at least one site within New Zealand. Ide occurs in schools in the clear pools of larger rivers, ponds, and lakes but they may move to deeper waters during the winter before moving into shallow freshwater to spawn in the spring. The species is also found in the Baltic Sea, which has a lower salinity than most seas and in Sweden the fish spent the first year of their lives in rivers before joining the more mature fish as they migrated downstream into the Baltic Sea during the summer months. The fish then returned to the rivers