Fish Species
Shetlopedia - The Shetland Encyclopaedia
The table below lists the species caught by Shetland anglers. The records shown are the overall records, and do not as yet discriminate between junior and senior, this will be added soon.
Norwegian names are shown as well as Shetland names to show, in some cases, the similarity between Norwegian and the Shetland dialect.
| English Name | Shetland Name | Latin Name | Norwegian Name | Shetland Record | Boat or Shore | Year Caught | Where Caught |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anglerfish (Monkfish) | - | Lophius piscatorius | Breiflabb | 12.445Kg | Boat | 1992 | Unst |
| Bass | - | Dicentrachus labrax | Havabbor | 0.213Kg | Shore | 1992 | Yell |
| Blenny (Viviparous) | - | Zoarces viviparus | Ålekvabbe | 0.117Kg 0.117Kg | Shore Shore | 1980 1984 | Lerwick Bressay |
| Blenny (Yarrels) | - | Chirolophis ascanii | Hornkvabbe | 0.073Kg | Shore | 1997 | Lerwick |
| Bluemouth | - | Helicolenus dactylopterus | Blåkjeft | 1.063Kg | Boat | 1974 | Lunning Head |
| Butterfish | - | Pholis gunnellus | Tangsprell | 0.011Kg | Shore | 1996 | Weisdale Voe |
| Catfish | Steenbiter | Anarchichas lupus | Steinbit / Gråsteinbit | 7.665Kg 0.34Kg | Boat Shore | 2005 1994 | 86 miles E of Bard Mavis Grind |
| Cod | - | Gadus morhua | Torsk | 19.03Kg 7.79Kg | Boat Shore | 2005 2005 | 80 M ENE Lamba Ness Hellister |
| Dab | - | Limanda Limanda | Sandflyndre | 1.091Kg 0.52Kg | Boat Shore | 1974 2004 | Lerwick Scalloway |
| Dab, Long Rough | - | Hippoglassoides platessoides | Gapeflyndre | 0.124Kg | Boat | 1995 | Busta Voe |
| Dogfish, Piked (Spurdog) | Hoe | Squalus acanthias | Pigghå | 6.35Kg | Boat | 1992 | Lunna |
| Dogfish, Lesser Spotted | Blind Hoe | Scyliorhinus canicula | Småflekket rødhai | 1,843Kg 1.843Kg 1.708Kg | Boat Boat Shore | 1973 1973 1989 | Unst Skeo Taing Holmsgarth Pier |
| Dragonet, Common | - | Callyonimus lyra | Vanlig Fløyfisk | 0.043 0.064 | Boat Shore | 1990 1994 | Hildasay Mavis Grind |
| Eel, Common | - | Anguilla anguilla | Ål | 1.045Kg | Shore | 2005 | Hellister |
| Eel, Conger | - | Conger conger | Havål | 4.139Kg 11.34Kg | Boat Shore | 2004 1993 | Steggies Lerwick Harbour |
| Flounder | Flook | Pleuronectes flesus | Skrubbe / Skrubbflyndre | 1.233Kg 1.219Kg | Boat Shore | 1993 1973 | Sumburgh Lera Voe |
| Garfish | - | Belone belone | Horngjel | 0.397Kg | Boat | 1995 | Yell Sound |
| Gurnard, Grey | Krooner | Eutrigla gurnardus | Knurr | 0.95Kg | Boat | 1983 | Fladicap |
| Gurnard, Red | Grointer | Aspitrigla cuculus | Tverrstripet knurr | 0.765Kg | Boat | 1972 | East of Score Point |
| Haddock | - | Melanogrammus aeglefinus | Hyse / Kolje | 4.267Kg | Boat | 1995 | Noss |
| Hake | - | Merluccius merluccius | Lysing | 8.321Kg | Boat | 1971 | SE of Bard |
| Halibut | Kaita | Hippoglossus hippoglossus | Kveite/Hellefisk | 85.729Kg | Boat | 1975 | Lunning Head |
| Herring | - | Clupea harengus | Sild | 0.319Kg | Boat | 1981 | Unst |
| Lemon Sole | - | Microstomus kitt | Lomre | 0.397Kg | Boat | 1971 | Torpedo Tubes |
| Ling | Olick | Molva molva | Lange | 40.1Kg 1.87Kg | Boat Shore | 2002 2004 | 40 miles NE Flugga Eshaness Light |
| Lumpsucker | - | Cyclopterus lumpus | Rognkjeks | 1.644Kg | Shore | 1980 | Billister |
| Mackerel | - | Scomber scombrus | Makrell | 1.474Kg 1.01Kg | Boat Shore | 1970 2006 | Mousa Sound SBS Pier |
| Norway Haddock | - | Sebastes viviparus | Lus uer | 0.528 | Boat | 1994 | Skelda Ness |
| Plaice | - | Pleuronectes platessa | Rødspette | 1.335Kg 0.553Kg | Boat Shore | 2002 1981 | Sandwick, Burra. Lerwick |
| Pollack | Lyrie Luer? | Pollachius pollachius | Lyr | 8.6Kg 4.252Kg | Boat Shore | 2002 1995 | Foula Stavaness |
| Poor Cod | - | Trisepterus minutus | Sypike | 0.235Kg 0.091Kg | Boat Shore | 2003 2004 | Kettla Ness Scalloway |
| Pouting | - | Trisopterus luscus | Skjeggtorsk | 0.227Kg 0.092Kg | Boat Shore | 1991 1996 | Noss Mavis Grind |
| Ray, Blonde | - | Racha brachura | - | 1.786Kg | Boat | 1998 | Gruting |
| Ray, Cuckoo | Floorie skate | Raja naevus | Plettskate | 1.446Kg | Boat | 1971 | SE of Bard |
| Ray, Spotted | - | Raja Montagui | Flekkskate | 7.343Kg | Boat | 1970 | NE of Score Point |
| Ray, Thornback | - | Raja clavata | Piggskate | 9.525Kg 0.188Kg | Boat Shore | 1986 2007 | Helliness Muckle Roe |
| Redfish | - | Sebastes marinus | Uer | 1.612Kg | Boat | 2002 | 40 mile NE Flugga |
| Rockling, Three Bearded | - | Gaidropsarus vugaris | Tretrådet tangbrosme | 1.205Kg 0.22Kg | Boat Shore | 1993 2004 | Clousta Eshaness |
| Saithe Coalfish Immature | Saithe Piltock Sillock | Pollachius virens | Storsei Sei Småsei | 16.45Kg 3.175Kg | Boat Shore | 2002 1992 | 40 Mile NE Flugga Hellister |
| Salmon | Laks | Salmo salar | Laks | - | - | - | - |
| Sand Eel, Corbin's | - | Hyperoplus immaculatus | - | 0.117Kg 0.08Kg | Boat Shore | 2005 2004 | Reawick Eshaness |
| Sand Eel, Greater | Guddik | Hyperoplus lanceolatus | Tobis / Storsil | 0.184Kg | Boat | 1992 | Unst |
| Scad (Horse Mackerel) | - | Trachurus trachurus | Taggmakrell/ Hestemakrell | 0.521Kg | Boat | 1996 | Ness of Sound |
| Sea Bream, Red | - | Pagellus bogaraveo | Flekkpagell | 1.446Kg | Boat | 1974 | Muness, Unst |
| Sea Scorpion, Long Spined | - | Tauraulus bubalis | Dvergulke | 0.046Kg | Shore | 1993 | Lerwick |
| Sea Scorpion, Short Spined | Plucker | Myoxocephalus scorpius | Vanlig ulke | 0.893Kg 0.397Kg | Boat Shore | 1971 1989 | Fair Isle Green Head Pier |
| Sea Trout | - | Salmo trutta | Sjø-ørret | - | - | - | - |
| Shark, Porbeagle | - | Lamna nasus | Håbrann | 204.117Kg | Boat | 1978 | Sumburgh |
| Skate, Common | - | Raja batis | Storskate | 102.739Kg | Boat | 1970 | Dury Voe |
| Stickleback, Fifteen Spined | - | Spinachia spinachia | Stingsild | 0.007Kg | Shore | 1990 | Mavis Grind |
| Stickleback, Three Spined | - | Gasterostreus aculeatus | Tre takket stingsild | 0.005Kg | Shore | 2007 | Scalloway |
| Sun Fish/Opah | - | Mola mola | Månefisk | 13.7Kg | Boat | 1996 | Unst |
| Tadpole Fish | - | Raniceps raninus | Paddetorsk | 0.312Kg | Boat | 1995 | Burra Voe |
| Tope | - | Galeorhinus galeus | Gråhai | 14.515Kg | Boat | 1994 | Flugga Stack |
| Turbot | - | Scopthalmus maximus | Piggvar | 1.644Kg 0.553Kg | Boat Shore | 2002 1995 | Skelda Ness Lerwick Harbour |
| Tusk | - | Brosme brosme | Brosme | 7.16Kg | Boat | 2005 | 8 mile E of Mousa |
| Whiting | - | Merlangius merlangus | Hvitting | 2.041Kg | Boat | 1980 | Noss |
| Witch | - | Glyptocephalus gynoglossus | Smørflyndre | 0.95Kg | Boat | 1983 | Bressay Light |
| Wrasse, Ballan | Bergiltie | Labrus bergylta | Bergyltre | 2.095Kg 0.999Kg | Boat Shore | 2006 1995 | Balta Isle Lunna Ness |
| Wrasse, Cuckoo | - | Labrus mixtus | Blåstål | 0.794Kg 0.376Kg | Boat Shore | 2002 1995 | Noss Lunna Ness |
| Wrasse, Goldsinny | - | Ctenolabrus rupestris | Bergnebb | 0.029Kg | Shore | 2005 | Scalloway |
A full reference of Sea Angling records in Shetland, from which this page is constructed, can be found at: The Shetland Association of Sea Anglers website.
