clupeid

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

clupeid
    n 1: any of numerous soft-finned schooling food fishes of
         shallow waters of northern seas [syn: {clupeid fish},
         {clupeid}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
        [WordNet 1.5]