Wreckfish (Polyprion americanus). Norsk: Vrakfisk.
No official record yet
Villmarksliv's official list of Norwegian sport-fishing records has no record for Wreckfish yet. The first registered fish that meets the rules becomes the record.
About Wreckfish
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The wreckfish, Polyprion americanus, is a large, heavy-bodied fish with a broad head and a jutting lower jaw. It lives in the eastern and western Atlantic, from Norway to South Africa and the Mediterranean and from Newfoundland to Argentina, as well as off New Zealand and southern Australia. Adults are solitary bottom dwellers around rocky reefs, caves and shipwrecks, usually at about 100 to 600 metres. Young fish behave very differently: they school near the surface and follow drifting timber and rafts of seaweed. These juveniles are the ones most often seen in Norway, mainly in autumn and winter along the west coast. The body is dark brown or bluish grey with a paler belly. It can reach about 2 metres and 100 kg, although fish from Norwegian waters are usually much smaller. It feeds on fish, squid and crustaceans and may live for many decades. The Norwegian Red List treats it as a visitor (NA).
Sources: Artsdatabanken, Store norske leksikon, Wikipedia
- Habitat: Saltvann
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Log your catchHow to register a Norwegian record
- 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).