What as a LY?

[size=12pt]Rainy day boredom has set in!
I thought a LY was a Scaled Sardine, but also hear LY’s called an Alewife.
They look like two different fish to me, which is it? I’d say the Scaled Sardine is what we call a LY.
This is based on my 10 minute unscientific research.
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I would say Scaled Sardine, but people already call another fish a sardine.

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I would say Scaled Sardine, but people already call another fish a sardine.
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[size=12pt]Maybe this will help
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Im assuming LY got there name from Alewifes? Can you confirm this. That is what I always thought.

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My understanding is that LY is a local term for scaled sardine. An alewife is a fish native to the Great Lakes region. However, even wiki isn't sure. They essentially say an LY is a local term for a Great Lakes/NorthEast fish that is sold for bait in the SouthEast. But the picture they show isn't the same as our slimy little bait buddies.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alewife

I first learned of Alewifes in Marine Biology in High School in F'hope. The science book even had them as bait fish on the gulf coast.

Then I started playing with Slippery Dicks and forgot about the LY.

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I really need to invest in a waterproof keyboard.

[size=12pt] CLARIFICATION OF A PREVIOUS POST
Slippery dick (Halichoeres bivittatus) is a species of ocean-dwelling fish in the family Labridae.[1] Its Spanish common name is "doncella rayada".
Physical description
The slippery dick has three color phases. Adults have two dark lateral stripes, one running from snout through eye to caudal base and the other, less pronounced, on the lower side of body. A small bicolored spot at edge of gill cover within upper dark stripe (all phases).[2] Dark triangular corners on tail. Irregular light red bands on head and on caudal fin. Shades of green. Intermediates: Color vary greatly, from shades of light purple to dark brown. Juveniles are usually white and have two dark stripes, but the lower (abdominal) stripe may be faint.[3] The slippery dick reaches about 30 centimetres

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