| Eulachon | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Osmeriformes |
| Family: | Osmeridae |
| Genus: | Thaleichthys Girard, 1858 |
| Species: | T. pacificus
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| Binomial name | |
| Thaleichthys pacificus (J. Richardson, 1836)
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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.
- ^ NatureServe (2013). "Thaleichthys pacificus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202415A18236183. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202415A18236183.en. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ NatureServe (5 May 2023). "Thaleichthys pacificus". NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "Thaleichthys pacificus (Richardson, 1836)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 7 May 2023.