mossbunker

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

menhaden \men*ha"den\, n. (Zool.)
   An American marine fish ({Brevoortia tyrannus}) of the
   Herring family ({Clupeidae}), chiefly valuable for its oil
   and as a component of fertilizers; -- called also
   {mossbunker}, {bony fish}, {chebog}, {pogy}, {hardhead},
   {whitefish}, etc.
   [1913 Webster]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Mossbanker \Moss"bank`er\, Mossbunker \Moss"bunk`er\, n. (Zool.)
   The menhaded.
   [1913 Webster] moss-grown