sardinops caerulea

English Thesaurus

1. small pilchards common off the pacific coast of North America (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	pilchard, sardina pilchardus, sardine,
definition	:	small fishes found in great schools along coasts of Europe; smaller and rounder than herring (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	genus sardinops, sardinops,
definition	:	pilchards (noun.animal)