Gudgeon (Gobio gobio). Also known as: Sandkryper (grundling), grundling. Norsk: Sandkryper.
No official record yet
Villmarksliv's official list of Norwegian sport-fishing records has no record for Gudgeon yet. The first registered fish that meets the rules becomes the record.
About Gudgeon
Jan Fekjan (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The gudgeon (Gobio gobio) is a small member of the carp family with a long, rounded body, a downward-facing mouth and a single barbel at each corner of the mouth. It is greyish green to brownish above, with a row of dark, round spots along each side. Its natural range runs from northern Spain and Ireland across Europe and northern Asia, but it is not native to Norway. Here it is an alien species, found in high numbers in Numedalslågen in the 1980s and later in Nesheimvatnet on Lista. Gudgeon move in shoals over sand and gravel in rivers and lakes, feeding mainly on midge larvae and other small invertebrates. They spawn from April to July in shallow water. Most are 9–13 cm long, and few exceed 20 cm. The Norwegian Alien Species List rates the gudgeon as very high risk (SE). Never move fish between river systems.
Sources: Artsdatabanken, Store norske leksikon, Wikipedia, first-nature.com
- Habitat: Ferskvann
- Best month: Juli
- Red list status: SE (2023)
Biggest Gudgeon in FishComp
Caught a Gudgeon? 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).