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candlefish

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can·dle·fish  (kndl-fsh)
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, -fishes
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a salmonoid food fish, Thaleichthys pacificus, that occurs in the N Pacific and has oily flesh. Also called eulachon


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or more and their cousins the greenling, six species of rockfish, five species of stocked and wild salmon, and Pacific cod, all chasing candlefish, herring, anchovies, smelt and each other around the rock reefs, gravel bottoms and kelp forests along the strait.
The strait story: there are some places you can only get to know and ... by Lydecker, Ryck / BOAT/U.S. Magazine
As denizens of the deep go, the Atlantic broadbill can't hold a candlefish to the great white shark, the barracuda or the giant squid.
Dueling Over Declining Swordfish by Lydecker, Ryck / BOAT/U.S. Magazine
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