Finescale mora (Antimora microlepis)

Scientific name: Antimora microlepis Bean, 1890

Finescale mora (Antimora microlepis)

The Finescale mora (Antimora microlepis) is a marine fish of the family Moridae. Native range: North Pacific, Shikoku Island, Japan to Navarin Canyon in the Bering Sea, the Gulf of California and Johnston Island.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 54-60; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 39 - 42. Head short; snout pointed; chin barbel short. Color variable from pale but definite blue gray or olive green throughout to deep violet or blue black; darker on outer edges of fins and very dark on edge of caudal and fins on ventral part of body; dark on lower part of gill cover and branchiostegals.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Antimora microlepis
Family
Moridae (Morid cods)
Order
Gadiformes (Cods)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
75.0
Depth range
175–3048 m (574–10000 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 175 - 3048 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
North Pacific: Shikoku Island, Japan to Navarin Canyon in the Bering Sea, the Gulf of California and Johnston Island.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Data deficient (DD)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Assuming tmax>10)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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