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In Sweden it is common in all regions except the northernmost mountains and on the island of Gotland, and it is the provincial fish of Västmanland. The Swedish record weight is 12.007 kg. [19] The arguably most popular fish in Swedish fresh water is the European perch, and the annual catch is around 2,000
Squalus: The Squalus genus encompasses 34 different species of dogfish, or spurdogs, home to waters all around the world. With the exception of one – Squalus margaretsmithae , or Smith's dogfish shark, known to be a maximum of 55 cm (21.3 inches) in length [ 8 ] – species classified under the genus are known to range from 56 to 160 cm (22 ...
Squalus is a genus of dogfish sharks in the family Squalidae.Commonly known as spurdogs, these sharks are characterized by smooth dorsal fin spines, teeth in upper and lower jaws similar in size, caudal peduncle with lateral keels; upper precaudal pit usually present, and caudal fin without subterminal notch.
Lutefisk prepared to eat. Lutefisk (Norwegian, pronounced [ˈlʉ̂ːtfɛsk] in Northern and parts of Central Norway, [ˈlʉ̂ːtəˌfɪsk] in Southern Norway; Swedish: lutfisk [ˈlʉ̂ːtfɪsk]; Finnish: lipeäkala [ˈlipeæˌkɑlɑ]; literally "lye fish") is dried whitefish, usually cod, but sometimes ling or burbot, cured in lye.
Catshark (Scyliorhinidae), a family of ground sharks including species called dogfish Chain dogfish (Scyluoirrhinus reteiter), a biofluorescent species common to the West Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico; Greater spotted dogfish (Greliorhinus starlaris), a species found in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean
The porpoise is the only whale that breeds in Swedish waters. The European rabbit, the European hare, and the fallow deer were deliberately introduced, while the raccoon dog, mink, muskrat, brown rat, and house mouse were unintended introductions. All these introductions, perhaps except the fallow deer, have been "successful," resulting in ...
It has been suggested that this is a heavily farmed fish worldwide; FAO's newest statistics from 2008 (pub. 2011) show total production C. crassius at 1,957,337 tonnes, worth US$2,135,857,000, ranked 9th in worldwide in aquaculture, including marine fish and crustaceans, [21] however these statistics treat the Asian C. gibelio carp as a ...
Forage fish are small fish which are eaten by larger predators. They usually school together for protection. Typical ocean forage fish feed near the bottom of the food chain on plankton, often by filter feeding. They include the family Clupeidae (herrings, sardines, menhaden, hilsa, shad and sprats), as well as anchovies, capelin and halfbeaks.