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  • Atlantic Capelin, 1 of 6
    Photo 1 of 6

    (c) Tom Clenche, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Atlantic Capelin, 2 of 6
    Photo 2 of 6

    (c) Tom Clenche, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Atlantic Capelin, 3 of 6
    Photo 3 of 6

    (c) William Dulac, all rights reserved

  • Atlantic Capelin, 4 of 6
    Photo 4 of 6

    (c) Gavan Watson, all rights reserved

  • Atlantic Capelin, 5 of 6
    Photo 5 of 6

    (c) Hunter Stevens, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Atlantic Capelin, 6 of 6
    Photo 6 of 6

    (c) Brendan Moynahan, all rights reserved

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Atlantic Capelin

Mallotus villosus

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About

The capelin or caplin (Mallotus villosus) is a small forage fish of the smelt family found in the North Atlantic, North Pacific and Arctic oceans. In summer, it grazes on dense swarms of plankton at the edge of the ice shelf. Larger capelin also eat a great deal of krill and other crustaceans. Among others, whales, seals, Atlantic cod, Atlantic mackerel, squid and seabirds prey on capelin, in particular during the spawning season of the capelin...

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