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Antimora rostrata (Günther, 1878)

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 55 - 61; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 36 - 44; Vertebrae: 57 - 60. Blue-grey to blackish (Ref. 6606).

Common Names

  • Blå antimora , Danish , Denmark
  • Blue antimora , English , Australia
  • Blue antimora , English , Canada
  • Blue antimora , English , UK
  • Blue antimora , English , Uruguay
  • Blue antimora , English , Global
  • Blue hake , English , Australia
  • Blue hake , English , Cuba
  • Blue hake , English , UK
  • Blue hake , English , USA
  • Flat-nose codling , English , UK
  • Flatnose codling , English , Australia
  • Long-finned cod , English , UK
  • Violet cod , English , New Zealand
  • Violet cod , English , Australia
  • Sinine antimora , Estonian , Estonia
  • Rottutrónur , Faroese , Faeroe Is.
  • Antimora bleu , French , Global
  • Antimore bleu , French , France
  • Antimore bleu , French , Crozet Is.
  • Antimore bleu , French , Kerguelen Is.
  • Antimore bleu , French , France
  • Antimore bleu , French , Canada
  • Moro bleu , French , France
  • Moro bleu , French , Kerguelen Is.
  • Moro bleu , French , Crozet Is.
  • Fjólumóri , Icelandic , Iceland
  • Togari-kanadadara , Japanese , Japan
  • 蓝拟深海鳕 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 藍擬深海鱈 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Antymora a. mora pacyficzna , Polish , Poland
  • Mora-azul , Portuguese , Portugal
  • Antimora , Russian , Russia
  • антимора , Russian , Russia
  • Антимора (=хек голубой) , Russian , Russia
  • Sinja antimora , Slovene , Slovenia
  • Bertorella azul , Spanish , Spain
  • Brótola azul , Spanish , Spain
  • Locha azul , Spanish , Spain
  • Mollera azul , Spanish , Spain

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Gadiformes

    Family: Moridae

    Genus: Antimora

    Species: Antimora rostrata (Günther, 1878)

    Climate Zone

  • bathypelagic

    • Location

  • Circumglobal: Except the North Pacific north of 10°N. Reported from the Walvis Ridge and near the Discovery and Meteor seamounts (Ref. 44938).

    • Biology

    Found on the continental slope and upper rise (Ref. 6606). Epibenthic (Ref. 58426) and benthopelagic (Ref. 5951). Deep waters to 3277 m (Ref. 58426). May move offshore with age and spawn in the deep parts of its range. Off the eastern coast of United States, it is speculated that the population use the area only as feeding grounds with spawning taking place to the north. Feed on benthic invertebrates (Ref. 9319). Maximum weight of female from Ref. 128738.

    Habitat

    bathypelagic