Pilotfish (Naucrates ductor). Norsk: Losfisk.
No official record yet
Villmarksliv's official list of Norwegian sport-fishing records has no record for Pilotfish yet. The first registered fish that meets the rules becomes the record.
About Pilotfish
Raju Saravanan (CC BY 3.0)
The pilotfish (Naucrates ductor) is a slender member of the jack family, famous for escorting sharks, rays, sea turtles and ships. It is bluish to dark silvery grey with a paler belly and five to seven broad, dark vertical bands, which make it easy to identify. It grows to about 60–70 cm. It lives in the open ocean in warm and tropical waters worldwide. Adults stay close to large animals, feeding on scraps and parasites from their host as well as small fish and crustaceans, while young fish often shelter under jellyfish and drifting seaweed. The name comes from the old belief that it guided sharks and ships on their way. In Norway it is very rare, with only a few taken off the west coast, probably after following ships or large fish north. It is not an angling species here, and the Norwegian Red List 2021 classes it as 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).