Snubnosed spiny eel (Notacanthus chemnitzii). Also known as: Piggål, nordlig. Norsk: Nordlig piggål.
No official record yet
Villmarksliv's official list of Norwegian sport-fishing records has no record for Snubnosed spiny eel yet. The first registered fish that meets the rules becomes the record.
About Snubnosed spiny eel
savoieju (CC BY 4.0)
The snubnosed spiny eel (Notacanthus chemnitzii) looks like an eel but belongs to a separate group, the deep-sea spiny eels. It can grow to about 1.2 m. The body is long and tapers steadily towards the tail. Instead of a normal dorsal fin it has a row of 8–12 separate spines, and the anal fin begins with around 20 spines. The blunt snout overhangs the mouth. Young fish range from pale tan to bluish grey, while large adults are dark brown. It occurs in cold and temperate seas around much of the world, living near the bottom, usually below 200 m and down to about 3,000 m. Its main food is sea anemones. Growth is slow, and it does not mature until it is roughly 14–18 years old. In Norwegian waters there are only a few records, including finds near Bjørnøya and on the Storegga bank off Møre. Norwegian Red List 2021: Not Applicable (NA).
Sources: Artsdatabanken, Store norske leksikon, Wikipedia
- Habitat: Saltvann
Biggest Snubnosed spiny eel in FishComp
Caught a Snubnosed spiny eel? Log it in FishComp.
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).