| 释义 |
candlefish  noun (plural same or candlefishes)A small edible marine fish with oily flesh, occurring on the west coast of North America. Also called eulachon.- Thaleichthys pacificus, family Osmeridae.
Gulls wheeled and screamed over the first slug of spawning candlefish....- Both herring and candlefish can be imitated with Marabous or weighted or unweighted Clouser Minnows.
- He'll then switch his lures to match the size of the candlefish, usually about 2 to 3 inches long.
Origin So named because the Chinook Indians formerly burnt the oily bodies of these fish as candles. |