What is Clupea?
Clupea is a species of fish belonging to the sardine family that lives in flocks. Clupea is an easy fish to catch because they live in flocks. However, they are larger than sardine fish. The length of Clupea varies between 12 and 40 cm and it is among the commercially valuable fish. This fish has a bony structure, its body is gray in color and it has shiny scales.
What Does Clupea Eat?
Clupea eats small fish species as well as plankton and similar small creatures.
Where Do Clupea Live?
Clupea, which is quite common in the world, lives mostly in the northern parts of the Atlantic Ocean and in the seas in the northern hemisphere. They lay approximately 30,000 eggs during their spawning season, and they prefer rivers when they spawn. They can be considered in danger of extinction due to overfishing and especially being eaten by sea bass. In general, Clupea is used as bait fish.
What are the Benefits of Clupea? Is it edible?
Clupea is mostly eaten as fillet in Mediterranean cuisine. It is recommended to cook Clupea fillet on the grill or in the oven. Clupea is a high Omega 3 source Besides being very beneficial for human health. We can list these benefits as follows:
Reduces cholesterol, balances high blood pressure
It is good against heart diseases.
Supports child development.
Helps meet the body's need for selenium.
It is rich in vitamin D.
It makes the metabolism work more actively.
Helps control the pulse.
Helps protect the body against harmful substances.
Strengthens the immune system.
It has low mercury and high protein content.
It has a high rate of vitamin B12. It is good for memory problems
