Arctic lumpsucker (Cyclopteropsis mcalpini). Also known as: Rognkjeks, arktisk, Cyclopteropsis macalpini. Norsk: Dvergkjeks.
No official record yet
Villmarksliv's official list of Norwegian sport-fishing records has no record for Arctic lumpsucker yet. The first registered fish that meets the rules becomes the record.
About Arctic lumpsucker
The Arctic lumpsucker (Cyclopteropsis mcalpini) is a tiny relative of the common lumpsucker and one of the least known fish in Norwegian waters. Like other lumpsuckers it has a round, compact body and a sucking disc on the belly, which it uses to cling to the seabed. It is very small: the largest verified specimen was under 5 cm, and the published maximum length is about 7.5 cm. The species is Arctic; records come from the Barents Sea and from around Franz Josef Land, in Baffin Bay and off Greenland, at roughly 100 to 330 m. Only a handful of verified records exist, spread over more than a century. In Norwegian waters just one fish is known, a male guarding eggs that was taken in the Barents Sea in 1914. Females lay few, relatively large eggs, often in sheltered spots such as empty shells, and the male guards them. Norwegian Red List 2021: Data Deficient (DD).
Sources: Artsdatabanken, Wikipedia
- Habitat: Saltvann
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- 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).