Little tunny (Euthynnus alletteratus). Norsk: Tunnin.
No official record yet
Villmarksliv's official list of Norwegian sport-fishing records has no record for Little tunny yet. The first registered fish that meets the rules becomes the record.
About Little tunny
The little tunny (Euthynnus alletteratus), also called false albacore, is a compact, bullet-shaped member of the mackerel and tuna family. It is steel blue above and silvery below, with wavy, worm-like dark stripes on the rear of the back and a handful of black spots below the pectoral fins, the easiest way to tell it from other small tunas. Most fish are 30–80 cm, and the largest reach roughly a metre and 12–16 kg. It lives in warm coastal waters on both sides of the Atlantic, including the Mediterranean and Black Sea, and usually stays fairly close to land rather than far offshore. Schools hunt small fish such as herring-like baitfish and anchovies, along with squid and crustaceans. In Norway it is a very rare vagrant, with only a few records, some from the inner Oslofjord. Further south it is a prized light-tackle sport fish. Norwegian Red List 2021: 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).