Norwegian record Grey gurnard: 1.14 kg

About Grey gurnard

The grey gurnard (Eutrigla gurnardus, formerly Chelidonichthys gurnardus) has a large, angular head armoured with bony plates. It is grey to grey-brown. Bony knobs along the lateral line and a pale stripe along the side separate it from the red gurnard. The lowest three rays of each pectoral fin are free, and the fish uses them to walk over the seabed and feel for food. It grunts by vibrating muscles around the swim bladder. The species ranges from the Mediterranean to Finnmark and Iceland and is very common in the North Sea. It lives on sand and gravel, mostly at 20–50 m (range 10–150 m). It eats shrimps, crabs and small fish, and spawns in spring and summer. It can reach about 45 cm but rarely exceeds 30 cm in Norway. Anglers often catch it on bait and jigs over sand. Norwegian Red List 2021: Least Concern (LC).

Sources: Artsdatabanken, Store norske leksikon, Havforskningsinstituttet, Wikipedia, ICES

• Habitat: Saltvann

See the species guide

Biggest Grey gurnard in FishComp

555 g (49 % of the record) by Joakim Øvrebø. 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.