ALL meanings of candlefish
can·dle·fish
C c - noun candlefish a salmonoid food fish, Thaleichthys pacificus, that occurs in the N Pacific and has oily flesh 3
- noun candlefish a small, oily, edible smelt fish (Thaleichthys pacificus) of the N Pacific: when dried it can be burned as a candle 3
- noun plural 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. 1
- noun plural candlefish sablefish. 1
- noun candlefish A small, edible marine fish with oily flesh, occurring on the west coast of North America. 1
- noun candlefish 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. 0