Smelt

Smelt (Osmerus eperlanus), a British food-fish of the Salmon fami1y, of trout-like form, with projecting lower jaw. It is fairly common round our coasts and those of Europe and America, and often ascends rivers, and in some places is acclimatised in fresh-water. The average length is from eight to ten inches; the general colour is whitish, with green tints on the back and blue on the sides.