100 000 It is the number of individuals that a shoal of false herrings can contain.
The adults head for the open sea to feed and reproduce, while the juveniles often stay in coastal waters such as estuaries, mangrove swamps, lagoons, island coral reefs and seagrass beds
This small species grows quickly and has a short life span of probably 3 to 5 years.
The false herring is a nocturnal predator which feeds on molluscs, worms, fish eggs and zooplankton especially copepods.