What is "whitefishes"

n. (plural of whitefish English)

1. n. any market fish--edible saltwater fish or shellfish--except herring

2. flesh of salmon- or trout-like cold-water fish of cold lakes of the northern hemisphere

3. silvery herring-like freshwater food fish of cold lakes of the northern hemisphere

4. [also: whitefishes (pl)]

See whitefish