Thresher (Alopias vulpinus). Norsk: Revehai.
No official record yet
Villmarksliv's official list of Norwegian sport-fishing records has no record for Thresher yet. The first registered fish that meets the rules becomes the record.
About Thresher
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The thresher shark (Alopias vulpinus) is unmistakable: the upper lobe of its tail is hugely elongated and can make up about half of its total length. It uses the tail like a whip to stun schooling fish such as herring and anchovies before eating them. It can reach about 6 m. The back is grey to bluish grey, and the white of the belly extends as a band above the base of the pectoral fins, which separates it from the pelagic thresher. It lives in tropical and temperate seas worldwide, close to land as well as far offshore, down to around 550 m. Females usually give birth to four pups after a nine-month pregnancy. It is shy and poses little danger to people. In Norway it is a rare visitor from the Oslofjord to Lofoten. Norwegian Red List 2021: Not Applicable (NA); IUCN: Vulnerable (VU).
Sources: Artsdatabanken, Store norske leksikon, Wikipedia
- Habitat: Saltvann
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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).