Twohorn sculpin (Icelus bicornis). Norsk: Tornulke.
No official record yet
Villmarksliv's official list of Norwegian sport-fishing records has no record for Twohorn sculpin yet. The first registered fish that meets the rules becomes the record.
About Twohorn sculpin
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The twohorn sculpin (Icelus bicornis) is a small Arctic sculpin, usually 5–12 cm and up to about 16 cm, with females the larger sex. It has two rows of thorns along each side plus a third row where the dorsal fin meets the back. Sharp spines sit in front of and behind each eye, which is where the English name comes from. The slightly rounded tail fin is crossed by dark bars and has a black mark where it meets the body, and the body is yellowish, blotched with dark patches above and along the flanks. It lives on the bottom over sand, mud or rock, mostly at 40–180 m. The range is circumpolar in northern seas, and in the Atlantic it reaches south to southern Norway, including Svalbard and the Barents Sea. Fertilisation is internal, and spawning appears to take place from August to October. Norwegian Red List 2021: Least Concern (LC).
Sources: Artsdatabanken, Store norske leksikon, Wikipedia
- Habitat: Saltvann
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- 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.
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Source: Villmarksliv's official Norwegian records (klikk.no).