Blue antimora: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the blue antimora lives – recorded in 10 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Antimora rostrata
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	10 countries
Continents	Africa, Antarctica, Europe, North America, Oceania
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Gadiformes
Family	Moridae

Where does the blue antimora live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the blue antimora in 10 countries and territories across Africa, Antarctica, Europe, North America and Oceania. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the blue antimora endangered?

The blue antimora’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the blue antimora?

The blue antimora (Antimora rostrata) is a ray-finned fish in the order Gadiformes and the family Moridae, genus Antimora. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the 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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Blue antimora (revision 1314207623), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q166648 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).