Plural form of candlefish; multiple small oily fish used historically for their fat as a light source.
Regular plural of candlefish (candle + fish + -es). The plural appears in ecological, historical, and Indigenous studies texts about sustainable resource use.
When European settlers arrived in the Pacific Northwest, they learned from Indigenous peoples how to use candlefish—a perfect example of knowledge transfer that helped colonists survive in a new environment!
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