Eulachon

Eulachon
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
	; Secure (NatureServe)
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)
Synonyms
	Lestidium parri Chapman, 1939; Osmerus albatrossis Jordan & Gilbert, 1898; Osmerus pacificus (Richardson, 1836); Salmo pacificus Richardson, 1836; Thaleichthys stevensi Girard, 1858;

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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