capelin

[ kap-uh-lin ]

/ ˈkæp ə lɪn /

either of two small fishes of the smelt family, Mallotus villosus, of coastal North American waters, or M. catervarius, of the North Pacific.

Also caplin.

Origin of capelin

1610–20, Americanism; < Middle French capelan < Old Provençal: codfish, literally, chaplain

Spring and summer concentrations along the Canadian coast correspond to concentrations of capelin, cod, and herring.

Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic |Stephen Leatherwood
Fish were scarce, capelin never struck in, fur could not be got.

Labrador Days |Wilfred Thomason Grenfell
Belugas feed on a variety of fishes (including cod and capelin), on squid, and on a variety of benthic crustaceans.

Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic |Stephen Leatherwood
Minke whales feed primarily on small shoal fish (herring, cod, pollack, and capelin).

Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic |Stephen Leatherwood

Malcolm had many friends and there had been great preparations in Capelin Bay.

Labrador Days |Wilfred Thomason Grenfell

capelin

/ (ˈkæpəlɪn) /

a small marine food fish, Mallotus villosus, occurring in northern and Arctic seas: family Osmeridae (smelts)

C17: from French capelan, from Old Provençal, literally: chaplain