Aurora unernak (Gymnelus retrodorsalis). Also known as: Spitsbergenåle-brosme. Norsk: Spitsbergenålebrosme.
No official record yet
Villmarksliv's official list of Norwegian sport-fishing records has no record for Aurora unernak yet. The first registered fish that meets the rules becomes the record.
About Aurora unernak
The aurora unernak (Gymnelus retrodorsalis) is a small Arctic member of the eelpout family, growing to about 14 cm. Its body is long, soft, scaleless and eel-like, and it has no pelvic fins at all. The dorsal fin starts well behind the head, which is what both its scientific and English names refer to, and it merges with the tail and anal fins into one continuous fringe. It lives in very cold water, from about −1.9 to 4 °C, usually at depths of 100–300 m. Its range covers the Arctic Ocean and nearby seas, including the waters around Svalbard and the Barents Sea, and south to Iceland and Finnmark in northern Norway. Like related eelpouts it probably feeds on small bottom-living invertebrates, but its habits are poorly studied. It is almost only seen in research trawls. Norwegian Red List 2021: Least Concern (LC).
Sources: Artsdatabanken, Store norske leksikon
- Habitat: Saltvann
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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).