atherina presbyter

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Atherine \Ath"er*ine\, n. [NL. atherina, fr. Gr. ? a kind of
   smelt.] (Zool.)
   A small marine fish of the family {Atherinid[ae]}, having a
   silvery stripe along the sides. The European species
   ({Atherina presbyter}) is used as food. The American species
   ({Menidia notata}) is called {silversides} and {sand smelt}.
   See {Silversides}.
   [1913 Webster]
    

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