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Capelin

Mallotus villosus

Classification

Family
Osmeridae

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.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United Kingdom · 4