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candlefish
can·dle·fish C0064000 (kăn′dl-fĭsh′)n. pl. candlefish or can·dle·fish·es An oily edible fish (Thaleichthys pacificus) of northern Pacific waters, formerly dried and used as a torch by Native Americans. Also called eulachon.candlefish (ˈkændəlˌfɪʃ) n, pl -fish or -fishes (Animals) a salmonoid food fish, Thaleichthys pacificus, that occurs in the N Pacific and has oily flesh. Also called: eulachon can•dle•fish (ˈkæn dlˌfɪʃ)
n., pl. (esp. collectively) -fish, (esp. for kinds or species) -fish•es. a small, edible, smeltlike fish, Thaleichthys pacificus, of NW coastal waters of N America, so oily that when dried it can be used as a candle. Also called eulachon. [1880–85] candlefish
candlefish: see smeltsmelt,
common name for a small, slender fish of the family Osmeridae. Most species are marine, but some ascend freshwater streams to spawn and others are landlocked in lakes. The rainbow or American smelt, Osmerus mordax, averages 10 in. (25 cm) in length and 1 lb (.
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