Longear eelpout (Lycodes seminudus). Also known as: Storhodet ålebrosme. Norsk: Halvnaken ålebrosme.
No official record yet
Villmarksliv's official list of Norwegian sport-fishing records has no record for Longear eelpout yet. The first registered fish that meets the rules becomes the record.
About Longear eelpout
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The longear eelpout (Lycodes seminudus) is one of many Arctic eelpouts in the family Zoarcidae. It has a long, eel-like body, and its dorsal and anal fins run into the tail as one continuous fin fringe. It grows to about 52 cm. This is a cold, deep-water fish of soft muddy bottoms, at about 350–1,400 m. In Norwegian waters it is mainly found in the Barents Sea, around Svalbard and in the deep Norwegian Sea, and it also occurs elsewhere in the Arctic. It probably feeds on small animals living on the seabed surface, such as crustaceans, worms and bivalves. It is almost never caught on rod and line and is mostly seen in research and commercial trawls. Norwegian Red List 2021: Least Concern (LC).
Sources: Artsdatabanken, Store norske leksikon, GBIF
- 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.
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Source: Villmarksliv's official Norwegian records (klikk.no).