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Finescale mora (Antimora microlepis) fish species information

Scientific Name
Antimora microlepis

Common Name
Finescale mora

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 (Ref. 6885).

Classification

Classified By

Bean, 1890

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Cods (Gadiformes)

Family

Morid cods (Moridae)

Distribution

Region

North Pacific

Distribution

North Pacific: Shikoku Island, Japan to Navarin Canyon in the Bering Sea, the Gulf of California and Johnston Island.

Range

64°N - 12°N, 133°E - 106°W

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

175 m

Depth To - meters

3048 m

Zone

bathyalpelagic

Environment

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 175 - 3048 m (Ref. 6793)

Trophic Level

3.5 s.e. 0.37 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

75.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.7500 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: subsistence fisheries

Vulnerability

High to very high vulnerability (68 of 100)

Resilience

Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Assuming tmax>10)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Data deficient (DD)