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شمعماهی
Sign in to saveAlso known as Thaleichthys pacificus, candlefish, ulicon, oolakan, ooligan, ouregon, oolichan, olachen
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.
Species
Least Concerneulachon
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderOsmeriformes
- FamilyOsmeridae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
via IUCN
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Image
- "Candlefish" or ooligan (Thaleichthys pacificus) here first ever documentation of this species by artist and explorer William Clark - Clark Family Collection- Volume 2. Voorhis Journal No. 2, page 60, February 25, 1806 (cropped).jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- taxon name
- Thaleichthys pacificus
- Commons category
- Thaleichthys pacificus
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- Commons gallery
- Thaleichthys pacificus
- taxon common name
- Eulachon
- short name
- T. pacificus
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