Candlefish
Also called eulachon. a small, edible, smeltlike fish, Thaleichthys pacificus, of northwestern coastal waters of North America, being so oily that when dried it can be used as a candle.
sablefish.
noun (pl) -fish, -fishes
a salmonoid food fish, Thaleichthys pacificus, that occurs in the N Pacific and has oily flesh Also called eulachon
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