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"The scales, you know, lap over one another, as you see here in the herring. They thus make quite a firm coat of mail..." (Hooker, 1886).

Herring

"The scales, you know, lap over one another, as you see here in the herring. They thus make quite a…

The Atlantic Horse Mackerel or Scad (Trachurus trachurus) is a species of mackerel in the Carangidae family.

Atlantic Horse Mackerel

The Atlantic Horse Mackerel or Scad (Trachurus trachurus) is a species of mackerel in the Carangidae…

"Shad is the popular name of three anadromous fishes of the genus Clupea: (1) The allice or European shad. (2) The American shad, an important food fish, abundant on the Atlantic coast of America, and in some of the American rivers. It spawns in fresh water. Great quantities are salted. (3) The Twaite shad, common on the coasts of Europe, ascending rivers; abundant in the Nile. The flesh is coarser than that of the allice shad."—(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Shad

"Shad is the popular name of three anadromous fishes of the genus Clupea: (1) The allice or European…

A genus of fish of the herring family, but differing from the herrings proper in having a longer and deeper body, and notches in the upper jaw. Writers have described a number of species that are more or less widely distributed, and all are esteemed for food.

Shad

A genus of fish of the herring family, but differing from the herrings proper in having a longer and…

"Is twelve or thirteen inches in length, the flesh is dry and tasteless; nevertheless it is somewhat extensively eaten." — Goodrich, 1859

Twaite Shad

"Is twelve or thirteen inches in length, the flesh is dry and tasteless; nevertheless it is somewhat…