Where does the Capelin live?
Mallotus villosus has 48,062 records in 15 countries and territories, from 1821 to 2026. Most records come from Canada.
- 48,062 records
- 15 places
- 141 years recorded
- — class
AnimaliaChordataOsmeriformesOsmeridaeMallotus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: August. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
18212026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 26,729 | |
| Svalbard and Jan Mayen | 7,660 | |
| Norway | 6,601 | |
| United States | 3,862 | |
| Russia | 1,448 | |
| Iceland | 205 | |
| Greenland | 182 | |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 31 | |
| Bangladesh | 8 | |
| Faroe Islands | 4 | |
| United Kingdom | 4 | |
| Japan | 2 | |
| Sweden | 2 | |
| North Korea | 1 | |
| ZZ | 1 |
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.