Black gemfish (Nesiarchus nasutus). Norsk: Havgjedde.
No official record yet
Villmarksliv's official list of Norwegian sport-fishing records has no record for Black gemfish yet. The first registered fish that meets the rules becomes the record.
About Black gemfish
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The black gemfish (Nesiarchus nasutus) is a long, dark deep-water fish in the snake mackerel family. Its body is slim and spindle-shaped and coloured dark brownish black. It has two dorsal fins, the front one long and spiny, while the second is short and set far back, directly above the anal fin. Two small finlets sit on the tail stalk, and the mouth has large, pointed teeth. It can reach about 1.3 m, although most are under 80 cm. It lives in tropical and subtropical seas over much of the world. It is found at about 200 to 1,200 m, and it moves up towards shallower water at night to feed. In the north-east Atlantic it is a rare visitor, and only a few specimens have been found in Norway, from the Skagerrak to Finnmark. It has no angling importance. Norwegian Red List 2021: Not Applicable (NA), as it is only a chance visitor.
Sources: Artsdatabanken, Store norske leksikon, Wikipedia
- Habitat: Saltvann
- Red list status: NA (2021)
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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).