Eulachon are distinguished by the large canine-like teeth on the vomer bone and 19 to 31 rays in the anal fin. Like salmon and trout they have an adipose fin (aft of the dorsal); it is sickle-shaped. The paired fins are longer in male fish than in females.

Jun 10, 2024 · Eulachon are an anadromous smelt in the family Osmeridae and are distinguished from other osmerids by having 4–6 gill rakers on the upper half of the gill arch (others have 8–14 gill rakers) and distinct concentric striations on the operculum and suboperculum (gill plate).

Eulachon smelt (Southern DPS) (Thaleichthys pacificus) A post-spawn male Eulachon lays in the sand in the Cowlitz River, WA, his life's work complete. Common names: Columbia River …

Each spring in Southeast Alaska, people and wildlife eagerly await the same phenomenon: silvery schools of a small nutrient-rich fish. Called hooligan or candlefish by Alaskans, but referred to as eulachon by biologists, Thaleichthys pacificus is an anadromous smelt.

The eulachon is a small fish up to 10 inches in total length. It is distinguished from other Alaska smelts by having the front of the dorsal fin begin well behind where the pelvic fin attaches to the body and by having circular grooves on the gill covers.

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Eulachon, an oily fish, has been known as “candlefish” because First Nations cultures used the dried fish as a torch at night [64]. Eulachon has been available in these main rivers along the mainland coast of British Columbia: Stikine, Nass, Skeena, Kitimat, Kitlope, Bella Coola, Kingcome, Klinaklini and the Fraser [62].

Sep 13, 2017 · Eulachon returned to spawn when other food was scarce and was known to tribes as “savior” or “salvation” fish. A new plan outlines a combination of strategies for eulachon recovery.

Smelt, also called eulachon or oolichan by Native Americans, are small, silver fish the size of herring (approximately 6 to 10 inches long). Each spring they migrate in millions to coastal rivers from the Klamath River in northern California, north to the Nushagak River in Alaska, and to the Pribilof Islands in the Bering Sea.

Feb 8, 2018 · Learn about eulachon characteristics, distribution, abundance, spawning habits, and conservation concerns in Glacier Bay.