jacksmelt

jacksmelt

(ˈdʒækˌsmɛlt) n, pl -smelts or -smelt (Animals) a marine teleost food fish, Atherinopsis californiensis, of American coastal waters of the North Pacific: family Atherinidae (silversides)

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jacksmelt - a relatively large silversides of the Pacific coast of North America (known to reach 18 inches in length)Atherinopsis californiensissilverside, silversides - small fishes having a silver stripe along each side; abundant along the Atlantic coast of the United StatesAtherinopsis, genus Atherinopsis - a genus of Atherinidae