The first is the shad, a herring-like fish of which two species, allice and twaite.    From Wordnik.com.  [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1] Reference

He calls the small, herring-like fish that used to spawn in the river in the tens of millions a foundation species because of the vital role they play - or used to play - in the ecosystem.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed] Reference

A wonderful neck, which expanded appallingly, and again was withdrawn into a narrow and herring-like chest.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Iron Pirate A Plain Tale of Strange Happenings on the Sea] Reference