Arctic lamprey (Lethenteron camtschaticum). Also known as: Niøye, arktisk, Lethenteron japonicum. Norsk: Arktisk niøye.
No official record yet
Villmarksliv's official list of Norwegian sport-fishing records has no record for Arctic lamprey yet. The first registered fish that meets the rules becomes the record.
About Arctic lamprey
The Arctic lamprey (Lethenteron camtschaticum, formerly often listed as Lethenteron japonicum) is a jawless, eel-shaped fish with a sucking disc instead of jaws. It is brown, grey or olive with a paler belly and has two dorsal fins set far back. The species is circumpolar, from Lapland east to Kamchatka and Japan, and in Alaska and Canada. In Norway it has been found in the Pasvik river, and in recent years larvae have been seen in several rivers in Finnmark. Many are anadromous: adults attach to other fish at sea and feed as parasites, then run up rivers to spawn on gravel and sand in late summer and autumn. The adults die after spawning, while the larvae live buried in the riverbed for several years. Most are 13 to 32 cm, but they can reach about 60 cm and 200 g. Norwegian Red List 2021: Vulnerable (VU), downgraded because the species is common in Russia.
Sources: Artsdatabanken, Store norske leksikon, Wikipedia
- Habitat: Ferskvann
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Log your catchHow to register a Norwegian record
- Norwegian sport-fishing records are registered with Villmarksliv, not with FishComp. Read the rules before you do anything else with the fish.
- Records are based on weight and approved by a jury. You give the weight and length, where it was caught, the gear you used and any witnesses.
- Keep your photos and notes from the catch. Logging it in FishComp does not register a record.
Source: Villmarksliv's official Norwegian records (klikk.no).