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alewife
Important N. Amer. food fish (Pomolobus, or Alosa, pseudoharengus) of the herring family. The alewife grows to about 1 ft (30 cm). Most populations spend several years along N. America's Atlantic coast before ascending freshwater streams to spawn each spring in ponds or sluggish rivers.
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