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What (who) is Candlefish - definition
SPECIES OF FISH
Candlefish; Thaleichthys pacificus; Thaleichthys; Candle fish; Oulachan; Candle Fish; Oolichan; Oulachon; Uthlecan; Euluchon; Eulichan; Oolichon; Eulichon; Ooligan; Oolican; Ooligan grease; Hooligan (fish)
Candlefish
·noun The Beshow.
II. Candlefish ·noun A marine fish (Thaleichthys Pacificus), allied to the smelt, found on the north Pacific coast;
- called also eulachon. It is so oily that, when dried, it may be used as a candle, by drawing a wick through it.
candlefish
¦ noun (plural same or candlefishes) a small edible marine fish with oily flesh, occurring on the west coast of North America. [Thaleichthys pacificus.]
Eulachon
·noun The candlefish. [Written also oulachan, oolacan, and ulikon.] ·see Candlefish.
Wikipedia
Eulachon
The eulacheon ( (Thaleichthys pacificus), also spelled oolichan , ooligan , hooligan ), also called the candlefish, is a small anadromous species of smelt that spawns in some of the major river systems along the Pacific coast of North America from northern California to Alaska.
