Norwegian record Goldsinny wrasse: 135 g

About Goldsinny wrasse

The goldsinny wrasse (Ctenolabrus rupestris) is the smallest but also the most common wrasse in Norway. It is brownish to reddish brown with a paler belly, with a dark spot on top of the tail stalk and another at the front of the dorsal fin. It grows to about 18 cm, though most stay under 12 cm. The range stretches from the Mediterranean and Black Sea north along Europe to Norway, where it is abundant along the south and west coasts. It lives over rocky ground and in kelp, usually at 1–20 m. It eats small crustaceans, snails and bryozoans. Spawning happens in open water from late spring into summer. The goldsinny is widely used as a cleaner fish against salmon lice in fish farms. Anglers often catch it on small hooks around piers and rocky shores. Norwegian Red List 2021: Least Concern (LC).

Sources: Artsdatabanken, Store norske leksikon, Havforskningsinstituttet, Wikipedia, MarLIN

• Habitat: Saltvann
• Best month: Juli
• Red list status: LC (2021)

See the species guide

Biggest Goldsinny wrasse in FishComp

90 g (67 % of the record) by Halvard Høvik Gohde. See the catch

How to register a Norwegian record

1. Norwegian sport-fishing records are registered with Villmarksliv, not with FishComp. Read the rules before you do anything else with the fish.
2. 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.
3. Keep your photos and notes from the catch. Logging it in FishComp does not register a record.