What is "clupeid"

clupeid \clupeid\ n. any of numerous soft-finned schooling food fishes of the family Clupeidae, inhabiting the shallow waters of northern seas. The group includes the herrings, menhaden, sardines, and shad.

Syn: herring, clupeid fish.

n. Any of many soft-finned fish of the family Clupeidae.

n. any of numerous soft-finned schooling food fishes of shallow waters of northern seas [syn: clupeid fish]