- Herring-like fish - An American marine fish of the Herring familt (Brevoortia
tyrannus), chiefly valuable for its oil and as a component of
fertilizers; -- called also mossbunker, bony fish, chebog, pogy,
hardhead, whitefish, etc.
- A member of the herring family found in the mediterranean sea - Herring-like fish - A small European food fish (Clupea pilchardus) resembling
the herring, but thicker and rounder. It is sometimes taken in great
numbers on the coast of England.