candlefish
/ˈkændlfɪʃ/noun
(复同单, 或-fishes)
1- a small edible marine fish with oily flesh, occurring on the west coast of North America太平洋细齿鲑, 蜡烛鱼。亦称EULACHON.
1.1
- Thaleichthys pacificus, family Osmeridae.拉丁名Thaleichthys pacificus,胡瓜鱼科。
词源
so named because the Chinook Indians formerly burnt the oily bodies of these fish as candles.