noun
- small silvery fish found in coastal waters and estuaries, typically swimming in schools
Usage: marine biology
Examples
- The silversides darted through the shallow water in large schools.
- Fishermen often use silversides as bait for larger fish.
- The aquarium’s coastal exhibit featured a tank full of silversides.
- Silversides are an important food source for many marine predators.
- The biologist studied the migration patterns of local silversides.
- Children watched the silversides swim near the pier’s edge.