capelin
noun
cap·e·lin
ˈka-p(ə-)lən 
: a small northern sea fish (Mallotus villosus) of the smelt family
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Johansson brings a playful, global sensibility to Greenlandic staples—using local ingredients like capelin and ptarmigan in ways that draw from both Asian and Mediterranean influences.
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Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Some of our primary goals are to study fish species that have great ecological, economic, and societal importance, namely Barents Sea capelin, Alaskan pollack, Peruvian and South African anchovies, Atlantic bluefin tuna, Southern blue whiting, and Argentinian hake.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 July 2011
Small fish, like herring, capelin, or anchovies, have correspondingly small swim bladders, which typically resonate at frequencies of 1000 Hz or more.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 July 2011
There, the bird joined bald eagles on nearby rocky cliffs to feast on spawning capelin, a type of small, oily fish that lives in northern waters.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025
Puffins are carnivorous birds that primarily eat small fish, including herring, hake, sand eels, and capelin.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 5 Sep. 2024
On top is a sheet of orange, wild Icelandic capelin fish roe.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2024
Polar bears aside, the cameras have also captured other critters in the river, including capelin fish, melon comb jellies and common northern comb jellies.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 July 2024
Twenty-two species show up during this period, coming to feed on krill, capelin, and squid in the tens of thousands.
—Jennifer Billock, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Oct. 2023
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Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Some of our primary goals are to study fish species that have great ecological, economic, and societal importance, namely Barents Sea capelin, Alaskan pollack, Peruvian and South African anchovies, Atlantic bluefin tuna, Southern blue whiting, and Argentinian hake.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 July 2011
Small fish, like herring, capelin, or anchovies, have correspondingly small swim bladders, which typically resonate at frequencies of 1000 Hz or more.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 July 2011
There, the bird joined bald eagles on nearby rocky cliffs to feast on spawning capelin, a type of small, oily fish that lives in northern waters.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025
Puffins are carnivorous birds that primarily eat small fish, including herring, hake, sand eels, and capelin.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 5 Sep. 2024
On top is a sheet of orange, wild Icelandic capelin fish roe.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2024
Polar bears aside, the cameras have also captured other critters in the river, including capelin fish, melon comb jellies and common northern comb jellies.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 July 2024
Twenty-two species show up during this period, coming to feed on krill, capelin, and squid in the tens of thousands.
—Jennifer Billock, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Oct. 2023
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“Capelin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/capelin. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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