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Herring belong to the family Clupeidae and smelt belong to the family Osmeridae. Both are found in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Smelt are also very common in the Great Lakes. Herring can also be found in the Baltic Sea and in South America off the west coast.

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Sardine is a generic term for small school fish.Herring is a specific kind of small school fish.

When you buy canned sardines in the grocery store, you are eating young herring.

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