candlefish

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An oily edible fish, Thaleichthys pacificus, from the northern Pacific, that was once dried and used as a candle or torch by the Chinook indians
It is so oily that, when dried, it may be used as a candle, by drawing a wick through it The beshow
A marine fish (Thaleichthys Pacificus), allied to the smelt, found on the north Pacific coast; called also eulachon
The candlefish
eulachon
candlefish
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