hankajalkainen
Calanus finmarchicus
#nm_0591📍 Finland
- Language
- Finnish
- Transliteration
- hankajalkainen
- IPA
- /ˈhaŋkɑjɑlkɑinen/
Compound: hanka + jalkainen hanka: oar, oarlock, jalkainen: footed, from jalka (foot)
Copepod about 3 mm long, the dominant zooplankton species of the North Atlantic and a key forage species for fish, seabirds and whales.