caplin
Small silvery fish
Caplin is a small silvery fish of the smelt family, abundant in North Atlantic waters.
Also spelled capelin.
The fish congregates in enormous schools near shore to spawn, making it easy to catch.
It serves as bait, food for larger fish and seabirds, and is eaten by humans—often dried or fried: We watched caplin rolling onto the beach in Newfoundland.
Aquatic reproductive material
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
- gillsAquatic respiratory organs
- finsSwimming appendages
- schoolingFormal education received
swim · marine · aquatic · small · silvery · Atlantic · baitfish · spawning
Ore-refining process
- candlefishOily fish, literally burnable
- whitebaitYoung fish eaten whole
- herringSmall silvery Atlantic fish
- anchovySmall, salty forage fish
Movement to new territory
- spawningReleasing eggs to reproduce
- breedingReproductive cultivation of organisms
- springRecoiling metal spiral
- summerYear's warmest season
annual · cycle · rolling · run · inshore · tidal · Newfoundland · timing
roe
Aquatic reproductive material
schooling · swim · marine · aquatic · small · silvery · Atlantic · baitfish · spawning · coastal
smelt
Ore-refining process
- candlefishOily fish, literally burnable
- whitebaitYoung fish eaten whole
- herringSmall silvery Atlantic fish
anchovy · sardine · silverside
migration
Movement to new territory
- spawningReleasing eggs to reproduce
- breedingReproductive cultivation of organisms
- springRecoiling metal spiral
summer · annual · cycle · rolling · run · inshore · tidal · Newfoundland · timing
forage
Seek food actively
cod · puffin · seal · predator · ecosystem · biomass · abundance · diet · nourishment · keystone
dried
Stripped of moisture
Japanese · Nordic · salted · preserved · traditional · Indigenous · snack · delicacy · fishmeal · export