| Common name | Kapisilik |
| Language | Inuktitut |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | Greenland |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | McAllister, D.E., V. Legendre and J.G. Hunter, 1987 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | |
| 1st modifier | |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | 'kapisilik' is also applied in Greenland to Clupea harengus and in Canada to several species of whitefishes. Also cited in Ref. 27846. |