Atlantic saury (Scomberesox saurus). Norsk: Makrellgjedde.
No official record yet
Villmarksliv's official list of Norwegian sport-fishing records has no record for Atlantic saury yet. The first registered fish that meets the rules becomes the record.
About Atlantic saury
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The Atlantic saury (Scomberesox saurus) is a slender surface fish with long, beak-like jaws. It resembles the garfish but is easy to tell apart by the five to seven small finlets behind its dorsal and anal fins, much like a mackerel's, and by its far smaller teeth. The back is blue-green and the sides and belly silvery white. Most are around 35 cm, with a maximum of about 50 cm. The species belongs to the warmer North Atlantic and the Mediterranean, and many make long migrations north in summer. In Norway it is only an occasional summer visitor in the south; a large shoal was caught near Bergen in 1944. Sauries school at the surface, usually in the top few metres, and often leap clear of the water when chased by predators. They feed on zooplankton and fish larvae. The species has no fishery importance in Norway. Norwegian Red List 2021: Not Applicable (NA), as it occurs irregularly.
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).