The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Elver \El"ver\, n. (Zo["o]l.) A young eel; a young conger or sea eel; -- called also elvene. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
elver n 1: young eel; may be sauteed or batter-fried 2: young eel