Meaning of CLUPEID FISH

WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  any of numerous soft-finned schooling food fishes of shallow waters of northern seas
	Synonyms:		clupeid
	See Also:		alewife, Alosa pseudoharengus, Brevoortia tyrannis, Clupea harangus, Clupeidae, family Clupeidae, herring, malacopterygian, menhaden, pilchard, Pomolobus pseudoharengus, Sardina pilchardus, sardine, shad, soft-finned fish