Kalmar "capelin" tana nufin wani ɗan ƙaramin kifin azurfa da ake samu a cikin Tekun Atlantika ta Arewa da Arctic. Yana cikin dangin da aka narke kuma muhimmin sashi ne na sarkar abinci na ruwa, yana zama ganima ga manyan kifi, tsuntsaye, da dabbobi masu shayarwa. Capelin an san su da dabi'ar haifuwa na musamman, inda suke taruwa a manyan makarantu suna iyo zuwa bakin teku don ajiye ƙwai a rairayin bakin teku masu yashi. Kalmar "capelin" kuma tana iya nufin masana'antar kamun kifi da ke kai hari ga waɗannan kifaye, ko kuma ga kowane nau'in kifaye da yawa a cikin iyali ɗaya.