Species FAO code: RIB

Mora moro

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description
Combined Nomenclature

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Austria	de Tiefseedorsch	–
Croatia	hr crnka	–
France	fr moro fr julienette	–
Germany	de Tiefseedorsch	–
Ireland	en Common mora ga Móra coiteann	–
Italy	it Moro	–
Luxembourg	de Tiefseedorsch fr moro fr julienette	–
Netherlands	nl Diepzeekabeljauw	–
Poland	pl Mora atlantycka	–
Portugal	pt Mora pt Melga pt Robaldo-branco pt Ribaldo	Azores: Escamuda-branca
Slovakia	sk moro sivý	–
Slovenia	sl globokomorska trska	–
Spain	es Mora	Asturias: Farol Asturias: Barbo Balearic Islands: Mollera moranella Canary Islands: Merluza del país Canary Islands: Jediondo Catalonia: Moranella Galicia: Bertorella brava Basque Country: Lotxo
Sweden	sv Moratorsk	–

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Mora moro (Risso, 1810)

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Mora moro (Risso, 1810)

Scientific name

Mora moro

Author

(Risso, 1810)

Rank

Species

FAO code

RIB

Morphological description

Eyes relatively large, greater than snout length in diameter. Anal fin originating near midlength of body, deeply indented at midlength, sometimes appearing as two. Ventral light organ absent. Color is generally gray.

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderGadiformes
  - FamilyMoridae
    - GenusMora
      - SpeciesMora moro

Synonyms

Asellus canariensis Valenciennes, 1838
Mora mora (Risso, 1810)
Mora mediterranea Risso, 1827
Mora dannevigi Whitley, 1948
Mora pacifica Waite, 1914
Gadus moro Risso, 1810

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Mora moro (Risso, 1810)

An annually revised goods classification scheme used in EU for the purposes of customs duty and foreign trade statistics. The scheme is based on the Harmonized System nomenclature, further extended with Community subdivisions. Each subdivision is identified by an eight-digit numerical code. Read more: Combined Nomenclature

03 — CHAPTER 3 - FISH AND CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS AND OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES
- 0302 — Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
  - Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, excluding livers and roes
    - 0302 59 — Other
      - 0302 59 90 — Other
- 0303 — Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
  - Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, excluding livers and roes
    - 0303 69 — Other
      - 0303 69 90 — Other
- 0304 — Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, chilled or frozen
  - Fresh or chilled fillets of other fish
    - 0304 44 — Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae
      - 0304 44 90 — Other
  - Other, fresh or chilled
    - 0304 53 00 — Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae
  - Frozen fillets of fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae
    - 0304 79 — Other
      - 0304 79 90 — Other
  - Other, frozen
    - 0304 95 — Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, other than Alaska pollack (Theragra chalcogramma)
      - 0304 95 10 — Surimi
      - Other
        0304 95 90 — Other
- 0305 — Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; flours, meals and pellets of fish, fit for human consumption
  - Fish fillets, dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked
    - 0305 32 — Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae
      - 0305 32 90 — Other

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Mora moro

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Hooks and lines

Trawls

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 27 - Atlantic, Northeast

Area 34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central

Area 37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea

Area 51 - Indian Ocean, Western

Area 57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern

Area 71 - Pacific, Western Central

Area 81 - Pacific, Southwest

Area 87 - Pacific, Southeast