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Norwegian record Rudderfish: 1.39 kg

Olaf Jacobsen · Trengereid · 23 December 2005

Rudderfish (Centrolophus niger). Norsk: Svartfisk.

Norwegian record Svartfisk (Saltwater): 1.39 kg

Svartfisk
Illustration of the species, not the record fish itself.
Weight
1.39 kg
Angler
Olaf Jacobsen
Place
Trengereid
Date
23 December 2005
List
Saltwater

About Rudderfish

The rudderfish (Centrolophus niger), also called black ruff, is an open-ocean medusafish. It has a sturdy, elongated body, a blunt snout and one long dorsal fin. The head is greyish and the body violet-black to deep brown, usually paler underneath, with dark fins. Typical length is about 60 cm, but it can reach roughly 150 cm. It lives in temperate waters of all the major oceans, from the surface to about 1,000 m, and adults often keep to the continental slope. Young fish stay near the surface, frequently sheltering among jellyfish, while adults move deeper and may form small schools. It eats jellyfish, salps, small crustaceans, squid and little fish. In Norway it is an uncommon visitor, caught now and then as bycatch. Norwegian Red List 2021: Not Applicable (NA); IUCN: Least Concern (LC).

Sources: Artsdatabanken, Store norske leksikon, Wikipedia

  • Habitat: Saltvann
  • Red list status: NA (2021)

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Source: Villmarksliv's official Norwegian records (klikk.no), last checked 27.09.2026.