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

any market fish--edible saltwater fish or shellfish--except herring

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

A family of anadromous fish comprising SALMON, TROUT, whitefish, and graylings. They are the most important food and game fishes. Their habitat is the northern Atlantic and Pacific, both marine and inland, and the Great Lakes. (Nelson: Fishes of the World, 1976, p97)