Opah (Lampris guttatus). Norsk: Laksestørje.
No official record yet
Villmarksliv's official list of Norwegian sport-fishing records has no record for Opah yet. The first registered fish that meets the rules becomes the record.
About Opah
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The opah (Lampris guttatus) is a large, colourful ocean fish with a deep, almost circular, flattened body. Its back is dark violet and its sides coppery, the body is sprinkled with pale pearly spots, and the fins are bright red. The long, sickle-shaped pectoral fins are flapped like wings to swim. Most are around 1–1.2 m, with the largest reaching about 2 m and more than 200 kg. Opahs live in the open ocean, usually a few hundred metres down, feeding on squid, fish and krill. In 2015 researchers showed that the opah keeps its whole body warmer than the surrounding water, which is very unusual among fish. Since a 2018 revision, the name Lampris guttatus refers to the North Atlantic opah of the northeast Atlantic, North Sea and Mediterranean. In Norway it is a rare visitor, occasionally taken in nets or on longlines. Norwegian Red List 2021: Not Applicable (NA).
Sources: Artsdatabanken, Store norske leksikon, Wikipedia
- Habitat: Saltvann
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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).