"An embiotocoid fish, with small scales, uniserial and jaw teeth, and lip free and deeply cut along its margin."-Whitney, 1902

Perch

"An embiotocoid fish, with small scales, uniserial and jaw teeth, and lip free and deeply cut along…

"Is six inches long, and inferior to the herring in flavor; still immense numbers of it are taken along the European coasts." — Goodrich, 1859

Sprat

"Is six inches long, and inferior to the herring in flavor; still immense numbers of it are taken along…

"Whitebait is the name by which the fry of the herring, and sprat are known in the market, and when served for the table."—(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Whitebait

"Whitebait is the name by which the fry of the herring, and sprat are known in the market, and when…