Whitebait
Whitebait , noun
(a)
(Zoology) The young of several species of herrings, especially of the common herring, esteemed a great delicacy by epicures in England.
(b)
(Zoology) A small translucent fish (Salanx Chinensis) abundant at certain seasons on the coasts of China and Japan, and used in the same manner as the European whitebait.