Capelin ; Lodde 



maxillary thin, extending to below middle of eye; lower jaw pro- 

 jecting; lower fms very large; pectorals large, the base very broad; 

 gillrakers long and slender. 



Capelin; Lodde 



Mallotus villas Its (Miiller) 



The Capelin is found on both coasts of Arctic America, south 

 to Cape Cod and Alaska. It is also found on the Kamchatkan 

 coast, and is generally abundant northward. It is a most 

 delicious little fish, much valued in the f^ir north. 



The eggs of the capelin are deposited in the sand along 

 Arctic shores in incredible numbers. They are washed up on the 

 beaches, and in about 30 days they are hatched. The beach then 

 becomes a quivering mass of little fishes, eggs and sand, from 

 which the little fishes are borne into the sea by the waves. 



GENUS THALEICHTHYS GIRARD 



This genus is intermediate between Mallotus and Osmerus, 

 differing from the latter in its rudimentary dentition, and in its 

 small adherent scales. All the teeth are very feeble, slender and 

 deciduous, although occasionally present on all the bones of the 

 mouth; no pernianent teeth on the tongue; scales smaller than 

 in Osmenis, and more closely adherent, larger than in Mallotus, 

 and similar in the 2 sexes. One species. 



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