Codliver oil

When I was a kid I remember my dad always giving me a huge spoon of this very, very sweet tasting, thick brown liquid to me every day. I remember it being called codliver oil.
But when I've searched it up it states over and over how it doesn't have the kind of taste I recall at all, and tastes bad frankly. I remember my friend at the time tried to have some and she said it tasted horrible but my dad and me thought it tasted like candy pretty much.
I do remember though it having a very strong smell of something off but it still tastes so good, just very strong but still very sweet.
I'm confused ............. does anyone have any idea if it really is codliver oil I am remembering ? the photos show it being yellow colored and doesn't look thick at all. The texture of it was very thick & gooy ... lol
I'm really confused if it really is codliver oil. Isnt cod a type of fish cause I do remember reading in the ingredients something to do with fish.