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Capelin

Mallotus villosus


Taxonomy
Order: Osmeriformes (Freshwater smelts)
Family: Osmeridae (Smelts)




Northwestatlantic, Canada (FAO 21,0-3) Northwest Atlantic, Gulf of St. Laurence, 4RST (FAO 21-4) Northwest Atlantic, Newfoundland, South/Grand Banks, NAFO 3NOPs (FAO 21-3) Northeast Atlantic, East Greenland, ICES XIV (FAO 27-14) Northeast Atlantic, Norwegian Sea ICES IIa, Spitzbergen and Bear Island ICES IIb (FAO 27-2) Northeast Atlantic, Faroes Grounds, ICES Vb (FAO 27-5) Northeast Atlantic, Island, ICES Va (FAO 27-5)

Occurrence, habitat
Circumpolar in the Arctic.
Temperature
Boreal < 10 °C
Depth
0 - 725 m
Habitat/ biotope
Pelagic (in the open sea)
Salinity/ water type
Euryhaline (can live in fresh- and saltwater)
Life expectancy
10 years
Spawning migration
From the open sea to coastal waters
Degree of wild catch
Highly commercial





Threat level
IUCN red list
Not Evaluated (NE)
Assessment
Heavily overfished in many areas
Annual wild catch (t)
851'472 t in the year 2011
Number of animals affected (per year)
17 to 50 Billion