The Collaborative International Dictionary
candlefish
Beshow \Be*show"\, n. [Native name.] (Zo["o]l.) A large food fish ( Anoplopoma fimbria) of the north Pacific coast; -- called also candlefish.
Wiktionary
candlefish
n. An oily edible fish, ''Thaleichthys pacificus'', from the northern Pacific, that was once dried and used as a candle or torch by the Chinook indians
Usage examples of "candlefish".
I sampled from a platter of smoked candlefish, seasoned and crisp and remarkably tasty.