Category:Candlefish

Can"dle*fish`, n. (Zoöl.) (a) 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. (b) The beshow.

It is also known by these names: eulachon, also oolichan, hooligan, ooligan, or candlefish.

Candlefish - Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Osmeriformes Family: Osmeridae Genus: Thaleichthys Species: T. pacificus Binomial name: Thaleichthys pacificus Richardson, 1836