Plain bonito (Orcynopsis unicolor). Norsk: Ustripet pelamide.
No official record yet
Villmarksliv's official list of Norwegian sport-fishing records has no record for Plain bonito yet. The first registered fish that meets the rules becomes the record.
About Plain bonito
Robbie. N. Cada (Public domain)
The plain bonito (Orcynopsis unicolor) is a large, streamlined member of the mackerel family and the only species in its genus. It differs from the Atlantic bonito in lacking the dark slanting stripes on the back, and its two dorsal fins are almost joined, the first with a curved edge. Most are up to about 90 cm and 4–5 kg, with a maximum of about 130 cm and 13 kg. It lives in coastal waters of the eastern Atlantic from Senegal north to southern Norway, and in the Mediterranean, where it is most common in the south. It travels in small schools near the surface, sometimes with its dorsal fin cutting the water, and hunts anchovies, sardines, horse mackerel and mackerel. In Norway it is a rare visitor, occasionally taken as bycatch. 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.
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Source: Villmarksliv's official Norwegian records (klikk.no).