Norwegian record Shanny: 97 g

About Shanny

The shanny (Lipophrys pholis) is the only member of the combtooth blenny family found in Norway. It has a long, scaleless, slimy body, a blunt head with large eyes set high up, and a long dorsal fin with a small notch between the spiny and soft rays. Unlike other European blennies it has no branched tentacles on the head. It is brownish with green or yellow spots and dark bars, and can change colour quickly; breeding males turn almost black. Most are 10–16 cm long. In Norway it is scattered along the west coast, mostly from Rogaland to Møre og Romsdal. A true shore fish, it lives among seaweed on rocky ground and in rock pools, and can survive out of water under stones at low tide. It feeds on barnacles, small snails and crustaceans. Spawning runs from April to August, and the male guards the eggs under rocks. Norwegian Red List 2021: Least Concern (LC).

Sources: Artsdatabanken, Store norske leksikon, Wikipedia

• Habitat: Saltvann
• Best month: Juli

See the species guide

Biggest Shanny in FishComp

16 g (16 % of the record) by Emrik Hansen. See the catch

How to register a Norwegian record

1. Norwegian sport-fishing records are registered with Villmarksliv, not with FishComp. Read the rules before you do anything else with the fish.
2. 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.
3. Keep your photos and notes from the catch. Logging it in FishComp does not register a record.