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

also called sand lance, are an oily edible baitfish that can be found in northern Pacific waters and in the Puget Sound of Washington State. They are thin and long resting in the sand of beaches as the tide goes out, reemerging as the tide comes back in. They are part of the mainstay diet of most feeding salmon.

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