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Answer for the clue "Whitefish ", 7 letters:
vendace

Word definitions for vendace in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Vendace \Ven"dace\, n. (Zo["o]l.) A European lake whitefish ( Coregonus Willughbii , or Coregonus Vandesius ) native of certain lakes in Scotland and England. It is regarded as a delicate food fish. Called also vendis .

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Vendace can refer to several species of fish, but especially these species of freshwater whitefish : :* Coregonus albula , widespread in northern continental Europe :* Coregonus vandesius , in lakes of Scotland and England; arguably the same species as ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Either of two types of whitefish, (taxlink Coregonus albula species noshow=1) and (taxlink Coregonus vandesius species noshow=1).

Usage examples of vendace.

Panting and breathing heavily after their long run, Vendace, Borumm, and forty-odd Rapscallion fugitives lay flat among the trees on the hilltop, watching the shrews below.