Common stingray (Dasyatis pastinaca). Norsk: Pilskate.
No official record yet
Villmarksliv's official list of Norwegian sport-fishing records has no record for Common stingray yet. The first registered fish that meets the rules becomes the record.
About Common stingray
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The common stingray (Dasyatis pastinaca) is a ray with a flat, diamond-shaped disc, a bit broader than its length, and a whip-like tail. The tail carries one or two long, serrated spines linked to venom glands; a sting is extremely painful but rarely dangerous to people. It is plain grey, brown or olive above and white below. Most measure about 45 cm across, and the largest reach roughly 2.5 m including the tail and about 30 kg. It lives on sand and mud in shallow coastal water, usually less than 60 m deep, often buried with only its eyes showing. It feeds on bottom-living crustaceans, molluscs, worms and small fish. Females give birth to live young, usually 4 to 9 at a time. It lives in the eastern Atlantic, the Black Sea and the Mediterranean, but Norway has only one record. Norwegian Red List 2021: Not Applicable (NA).
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).