Freezing Resistance, Temperature and Salinity Tolerance in Eggs, Larvae and Adults of Capelin, Mallotus Villosus , From Balsfjord

• Published in: Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
• Main Authors: Davenport, John, Stene, Anne
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1986
• Subjects: Aquatic Science; Barents Sea; Canada; Norway; Balsfjord; Long Fjord; Iceland; Newfoundland; Northern Norway
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0025315400039710; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0025315400039710

The capelin of lodde, Mallotus villosus Müller is a salmonoid teleost of great commercial importance, being caught in large quantities by Norway, Iceland, the U.S.S.R. and Canada. The species has a circumpolar distribution, is limited to high northern latitudes, and has been the subject of two major...