Alfonsino (Beryx decadactylus). Also known as: Beryx (brudefisk), brudefisk. Norsk: Beryx.
No official record yet
Villmarksliv's official list of Norwegian sport-fishing records has no record for Alfonsino yet. The first registered fish that meets the rules becomes the record.
About Alfonsino
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The alfonsino (Beryx decadactylus) is a bright red deep-water fish that is only rarely found in Norwegian waters. It has a deep, laterally compressed body, very large eyes and a deeply forked tail. The back is rose red and the flanks silvery pink, while its fins and mouth lining are vivid red. The species occurs in temperate and subtropical seas across much of the world but is not common anywhere. It lives near the bottom, often over seamounts and deep-sea corals, at depths of several hundred metres, and feeds on fish, squid and crustaceans. Alfonsino can live for more than 60 years and reach about 1 m and 2 to 3 kg. In Norway it appears irregularly as a vagrant and is not known to breed. It is Not Applicable (NA) on the Norwegian Red List 2021 because it is only an occasional visitor. IUCN: Least Concern (LC).
Sources: Artsdatabanken, Wikipedia
- Habitat: Saltvann
- Red list status: NA (2021)
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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).