Mora moro

For other uses, see Mora.

Mora moro, the common mora, is a deep-sea fish, the only species in the genus Mora. It is found worldwide in temperate seas, at depths of between 300 and 2,500 m. Its length is up to about 80 cm. Other names in English include goodly-eyed cod, googly-eyed cod, and ribaldo.

Common mora
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gadiformes
Family:	Moridae
Genus:	Mora A. Risso, 1827
Species:	M. moro
Binomial name
Mora moro (A. Risso, 1810)
Synonyms[2]
Gadus moro Risso, 1810 Mora mora (Risso, 1810) (misspelling) Mora mediterranea Risso, 1827 Asellus canariensis Valenciennes, 1838 Mora pacifica Waite, 1914 Mora dannevigi Whitley, 1948

In the month-long NORFANZ Expedition of 2003 which was examining the biodiversity of the seamounts and slopes of the Norfolk Ridge, 594 specimens averaging 1.25 kg (2.6 lb) were collected from 24 locations.^[3]

This large-eyed, generally gray species is of minor importance to commercial fisheries.^[2]