Longspine snipefish (Macroramphosus scolopax). Also known as: Macrorhamphosus scolopax. Norsk: Trompetfisk.
No official record yet
Villmarksliv's official list of Norwegian sport-fishing records has no record for Longspine snipefish yet. The first registered fish that meets the rules becomes the record.
About Longspine snipefish
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The longspine snipefish (Macroramphosus scolopax), also called the bellowsfish, is a small and unmistakable fish from warmer seas. It has a deep, flattened body and a long, thin tube of a snout with a tiny mouth at the tip. Another hallmark is a long, stout spine in the first dorsal fin, often serrated along its edge. The back is reddish pink and the belly silvery, and the eyes are large. Most are 10–15 cm, with few exceeding about 16–20 cm. It lives in schools above the continental shelf and slope, typically at around 50–600 m, in temperate and tropical parts of the Atlantic and Mediterranean as well as other oceans. It eats plankton and small bottom animals such as crustaceans, picked up with its long snout. In Norway it is a rare vagrant with a handful of records from the south and west coasts. It is too small for anglers, and Norway lists it as Not Applicable (NA).
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.
- 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).