| Common name | Lêlethen |
| Language | Salish |
| Dialect | Saanich |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | Canada |
| Locality | Strait of Georgia, Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Ref. | Danko, J.P., 1998 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
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| Remarks | It is hard to establish how this word was applied to the local fish fauna. There are many eel-like fish in the Saanich area. Considerig how much time was spent in the intertidal zone, members of the Pholidae seem most likely to bear this name. |