Atlantic spiny lumpsucker (Eumicrotremus spinosus). Norsk: Vortekjeks.
No official record yet
Villmarksliv's official list of Norwegian sport-fishing records has no record for Atlantic spiny lumpsucker yet. The first registered fish that meets the rules becomes the record.
About Atlantic spiny lumpsucker
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The Atlantic spiny lumpsucker (Eumicrotremus spinosus) is a small relative of the lumpfish, rarely longer than about 13 cm. It has a short, plump body and a large rounded head, and the flanks and belly are covered in hard, pointed warts; there are even warts on the tips of the first dorsal fin rays. Like other lumpsuckers it has a sucking disc on its underside, formed from the pelvic fins, which lets it cling to rocks. Its colour is variable, typically brownish, dull orange or reddish. It is an Arctic species that stays close to the bottom, often over stones and gravel, at roughly 30–400 m. It lives in the Barents Sea, around Svalbard and in the Norwegian Sea, and west to Greenland, Hudson Bay and eastern Canada. It feeds on small crustaceans, small fish and planktonic animals. Otherwise its biology is poorly known. 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).