Sunbleak (Leucaspius delineatus). Norsk: Regnlaue.
No official record yet
Villmarksliv's official list of Norwegian sport-fishing records has no record for Sunbleak yet. The first registered fish that meets the rules becomes the record.
About Sunbleak
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The sunbleak or belica (Leucaspius delineatus) is a small, silvery member of the carp group that rarely exceeds 10 cm; most are 6–8 cm. It resembles the bleak, but its lateral line is short and only runs along the first 7–13 scales. The mouth points upwards, the eyes are large and there is a sharp keel on the belly behind the pelvic fins. It swims in shoals near the surface and prefers small, shallow, weedy ponds, less often slow rivers. It eats zooplankton, algae and small insects. Spawning takes place in summer, when the female winds her eggs in bands around plant stems. It is native from central Europe east into Russia. In Norway it was first found in 1997 in a river system in Tvedestrand, Agder, probably released with live bait, which is banned in Norway. It is listed as an alien species with low risk (LO, 2023).
Sources: Artsdatabanken, Store norske leksikon, Lovdata, Wikipedia
- Habitat: Ferskvann
- Best month: Juli
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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.
- 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).