Hooknose (Agonus cataphractus). Norsk: Panserulke.
No official record yet
Villmarksliv's official list of Norwegian sport-fishing records has no record for Hooknose yet. The first registered fish that meets the rules becomes the record.
About Hooknose
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The hooknose (Agonus cataphractus), also known as the pogge or armed bullhead, is a small bottom fish that is easy to recognise. Its head and body are covered in hard, jointed bony plates like a suit of armour, and the body tapers sharply to a thin tail with a small tail fin. The underside of the head carries many short barbels, and the snout bears sharp, curved spines. It is dull brown above with four dark saddles and pale below. It grows to about 20 cm but is usually 10–15 cm. It lives on sand and mud from shallow water to around 300 m, from the English Channel north along the entire Norwegian coast to the White Sea. It feeds on small crustaceans, worms and other bottom animals found with its barbels. Spawning takes place in winter and spring, with eggs often laid among kelp holdfasts. It sometimes turns up in shrimp trawls. Norwegian Red List 2021: Least Concern (LC).
Sources: Artsdatabanken, Store norske leksikon, Wikipedia
- Habitat: Saltvann
- Best month: April
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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).