Moridae

blackcod

Antimora rostrata

Blue black body along deep continental slopes

• Black
• Northern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• Elongated
• Large

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).