Blue antimora

The blue antimora (Antimora rostrata), also known as the flat-nose codling, blue hake, long-finned cod or violet cod, is a benthopelagic species of morid cod of the genus Antimora, found in seas around the world on the continental shelf except the north Pacific. This bluish-black species may be found at depths of between 350 and 3,000 m(1,148 to 9.843 ft), but it is commonly found at depths of 800-1800m. Its length is between 40 and 75 cm (15.7 to 29.5 inches). It is of minor importance to commercial fisheries.[3]

Blue antimora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Moridae
Genus: Antimora
Species:
A. rostrata
Binomial name
Antimora rostrata
(Günther, 1878)[2]

References

  1. Iwamoto, T. (2015). "Antimora rostrata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T190385A15603090. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T190385A15603090.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Antimora rostrata" in FishBase. February 2018 version.
  3. "FAO Catches List". www.fishbase.se. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
  • Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8


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