eulachon

Thaleichthys pacificus

Thirty Four Centimeters Osmerid Fish

Temperate
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Pacific Ocean
North America
Elongated
Compressed cross-section
Medium
Temperate fish

The eulachon (; Thaleichthys pacificus), or the candlefish, is a small anadromous species of smelt that spawns in some of the major river systems along the Pacific coast of North America from northern California to Alaska.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Smelts and Allies
Family: Osmeridae
Genus: Thaleichthys
Maximum length: 34 cm
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: North Pacific: west of Saint Matthew Island and Kuskokwim Bay in the Bering Sea, and Bowers Bank in the Aleutian Islands to Monterey Bay, California, USA. Populations from northern British Columbia are separate from those in the Fraser River (Ref. 10276 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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