The Collaborative International Dictionary
Salanx Chinensis
Whitebait \White"bait`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
The young of several species of herrings, especially of the common herring, esteemed a great delicacy by epicures in England.
A small translucent fish ( Salanx Chinensis) abundant at certain seasons on the coasts of China and Japan, and used in the same manner as the European whitebait.