Eulachon
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The eulachon (/ˈjuːləkɒn/ (Thaleichthys pacificus), also spelled oolichan /ˈuːlɪkɑːn/, ooligan /ˈuːlɪɡən/, hooligan /ˈhuːlɪɡən/), 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.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Osmeriformes |
Family: | Osmeridae |
Genus: | Thaleichthys Girard, 1858 |
Species: | T. pacificus |
Binomial name | |
Thaleichthys pacificus (J. Richardson, 1836) | |
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