Author: Günther, 1878

Antimora rostrata Günther, 1878

Diagnosis: snout depressed to form a broadly pointed plate. Chin barbel present. Jaw teeth finely granular; vomerine teeth present. First dorsal fin with an elongate filament; anal fin indented. Size: to 70 cm SL or more; females grow larger than males.

Habitat: benthopelagic on the continental slope and upper rise. Locally quite common in sub-arctic and temperate waters, less abundant in low latitudes; an active swimmer; larger fishes are found in deeper waters. Food: both benthic and pelagic species. Reproduction: eggs and larvae unknown, which is surprising in such a common fish.

Distribution: North and South Atlantic, South Pacific, and southern Indian Oceans. More abundant at higher latitudes.

Eggs, larvae and young stages. No data.
Otoliths (sagitta). Karrer, 1971: 162, fig. 4 | Fitch & Barker, 1972: 573, fig. 1g.

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Subphylum Vertebrata
Superclass Gnathostomata
Class Osteichthyes
Order Gadiformes
Family Moridae
Genus Antimora
Species Antimora rostrata

Status in World Register of Marine Species

Accepted name: Antimora rostrata (Günther, 1878)

Scientific synonyms and common names

Antimora rostrata Günther, 1878

Synonyms:

Haloporphyrus (Antimora) rostratus Günther, 1878, (5) 2: 18 (Deep sea, midway between the Cape of Good Hope and Kerguelen's Land; east of the mouth of Rio Plata', Challenger' stats. 146 & 320). Type: BMNH no. 1887.12.7.36.
Haloporphyrus viola Goode & Bean, 1879a, Proc. U.S. natn. Mus., 1: 257 (edge of Le Have Bank). Syntypes (2): USNM no. 21837.
Antimora microlepis Bean, 1890, Proc. U.S. natn. Mus., 13: 38 (51° 23' N., 130° 34' W.). Syntypes (2): USNM no. 45361.
Antimora rhina Garman, 1899, Mem. Mus. comp. Zool. Harard, 24: 185 (near 7° N., 80° W.). Syntypes (3): MCZ no. 28610, 28611.
Antimora australis Barnard, 1925, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist., (9)15: 499 (off Cape Point, S. Africa). Syntypes: SAM & USNM (l) no. 188827.
Antimora rostrata: Koefoed, 1927: 118, fig. 44-46 Schroeder, 1940: 236 Forster, 1968: 481 Geistdoerfer et al., 1971b: 1184.


Common names:

blue hake [En]

Fitch, J. E.; Barker, L. W. 1972. The fish family Moridae in the eastern North Pacific with notes on morids otoliths, caudal skeletons, and the fossil record. Fishery Bull., U.S. natn. ma;. Fish. Serv., 70 (3): 565-584, 6 fig.

Günther, A. 1878. Preliminary notices of Deep-Sea Fishes Collected during the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist., (5) 2: 17-28, 179-187, 248-251.

Geistdoerfer, P.; Hureau, J. C.; Rannou, M. 1971b. Liste préliminaire des espèces de Poissons de profondeur récoltées au cours de la campagne 'Noratlante' du N.O. Jean Charcot en Atlantique Nord (aout-octobre 1969). Bull. Mus. Hist. nat., Paris, 42 (6): 1177-1185.

Goode, G. B.; Bean, T. H. 1879a. Descriptions of two gadoid fishes, Phycis chesteri and Haloporphyrus viola, from the deep-sea fauna of the northwestern Atlantic. Proc. U.S. natn. Mus., 1: 256-260.

Karrer, C. 1971. Die Otolithen der Moridae (Teleostei, Gadiformes) und ihre systematische Bedeutung. Zool. Jb., Syst. Bd. 98: 153-204, fig. 1-20.

Koefoed, E. 1927. Fishes from the Sea-Bottom. Rep. scient. Results Michael Sars N. Atlant. deep Sea Exped., [tittle page: 1927,1932], 4 (1): 148 p., 55 fig., 6 pl.

Schroeder, W. C. 1940. Some deep-sea fishes from the North Atlantic. Copeia: 231-238.

Forster, G. R. 1968. Line-fishing on the continental slope. II. J. mar. biol Ass. U.K, 48: 479-483.

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