Arctic rockling (Gaidropsarus argentatus). Also known as: Sølv-tangbrosme, Onogadus argentatus. Norsk: Sølvtangbrosme.
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Villmarksliv's official list of Norwegian sport-fishing records has no record for Arctic rockling yet. The first registered fish that meets the rules becomes the record.
About Arctic rockling
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The Arctic rockling (Gaidropsarus argentatus, formerly Onogadus argentatus) is a rockling of the ice-cold northern deep sea. Like its relatives it has a long body, a low first dorsal fin whose front ray forms a whisker-like filament, and long second dorsal and anal fins. It carries three barbels, two on the snout and one on the chin. Adults are red-brown to reddish grey above and pink to orange below, with red barbels and orange fin edges; the young are silvery. It grows to about 35–45 cm. It lives close to the bottom over gravel, sand and mud in the North Atlantic and Arctic Ocean, in water near 0 °C, most often at 400–500 m but recorded from about 150 to 2,000 m. It feeds on shrimps, amphipods, krill and small fish. It breeds in Norwegian waters. Norwegian Red List 2021: Least Concern (LC).
Sources: Artsdatabanken, Store norske leksikon, Wikipedia
- Habitat: Saltvann
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Source: Villmarksliv's official Norwegian records (klikk.no).