Herring sardines and anchovies are sometime eater whole.head skin fins,and all herring is the common name for mary a marine and freshwater fish there are so many different kinds of smaill fish in the world that instead of naming them all gereral nane of herring is vesd herring are small fish but gererel nama of herring are small fish but ver plentiful.they trave in schools and feed on planson and small animals herring are a uital link in the food chain because mary larger animals deppend on then as a food source