'Salanx Chinensis' definitions:

Definition of 'Salanx Chinensis'

From: GCIDE

Whitebait \White"bait`\, n. (Zool.) (a) The young of several species of herrings, especially of the common herring, esteemed a great delicacy by epicures in England. (b) A small translucent fish (Salanx Chinensis) abundant at certain seasons on the coasts of China and Japan, and used in the same manner as the European whitebait. [1913 Webster]