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candlefish: see smelt smelt, common name for a small, slender fish of the family Osmeridae, closely allied to the grayling of the family Salmonidae ( salmon family). Most species are marine, but some ascend freshwater streams to spawn and others are landlocked in lakes. ..... Click the link for more information. . How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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or more and their cousins the greenling, six species of rockfish, five species of stocked and wild salmon, and Pacific cod, all chasing candlefish, herring, anchovies, smelt and each other around the rock reefs, gravel bottoms and kelp forests along the strait. As denizens of the deep go, the Atlantic broadbill can't hold a candlefish to the great white shark, the barracuda or the giant squid. |
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